(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 01 - "The European Commission today sent the United Kingdom a letter of formal notice for violating its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement" on Brexit.
"This marks the start of formal infringement proceedings against the UK. You have one month to reply to today's letter."
This was announced by the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
"Article 5 of the Withdrawal Agreement states that the European Union and the United Kingdom must take all appropriate measures to ensure compliance with the obligations arising from the Withdrawal Agreement and that they must refrain from any measures that could jeopardize the achievement of those objectives. Both parties are bound by the obligation to cooperate in good faith in carrying out the tasks deriving from the withdrawal agreement ", states the note from the European Commission. (HANDLE).