It would be "
inconceivable
" for London to adopt a bill partially contradicting the agreement confirming its divorce with the European Union, said Sunday the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.
“
The UK is a great democracy.
It is inconceivable that the government and the Parliament are going back on a text which they themselves negotiated and voted, reneging on the given word
, ”he underlines in the columns of the newspaper Le Parisien.
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“
On the European side, we have always been calm, determined and above all very firm and very united.
If the British multiply the knife blows in the contract, with the idea of dividing Europe, that will not work
”, insists Mr. Beaune.
A "
no deal
" with the United Kingdom would be "
bad news
", "
but we are preparing
", he continues, indicating that "
the Prime Minister (French) will meet shortly the government to accelerate and intensify the preparations, with all scenarios.
Including the no deal
”.
The British government presented a bill to Parliament on Wednesday that partially contradicts the agreement already signed on its exit from the EU - a maneuver violating international law, by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's own admission, who nevertheless wishes to start as soon as possible. Monday the examination of his project in the House of Commons, where he has a majority of 80 seats.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves le Drian had already told his British counterpart, Dominic Raab, on Thursday, on the sidelines of a meeting on Iran in London, "
of the unacceptable nature of a violation by the United Kingdom. United provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement
, ”according to his spokesperson.
