First decision made: Johnson is taking a step towards the Brexit scandal - and must continue to fear an uprising

The British government is openly planning a breach of the law at Brexit.

The EU, but also Tory MPs, are appalled.

Now there is an ultimatum.

• The corona pandemic overshadowed a lot in 2020 - nonetheless, the schedule for a successful Brexit is getting tighter.

• Boris Johnson's government has now rocked the EU with an elusive announcement.

• Britain is openly planning a breach of international law.

  The House of Commons could pass a delicate law.

• The EU is giving the British government an ultimatum to deviate from its plans again.

  Meanwhile, it concludes a trade agreement with Japan.

September 15 update:

British

has taken

a step forward

with his highly controversial plan to

.

The

voted on Monday evening with a large majority in the first reading for the corresponding bill.

However, it was only the first procedural step.

In the chamber there are now several days of debates on the project, which is also controversial in Johnson's own conservative party.

340 MEPs voted in favor of the bill, against 263. The draft is a new internal market law that would unilaterally amend the Brexit treaty concluded with the EU in January.

An

against the project

.

But the vote only paved the way for four days of intensive parliamentary deliberations this week and the next.

How these deliberations will end remains uncertain.

The changes to the Brexit Treaty planned by Johnson would also need the approval of the House of Lords, the House of Lords, if they were to pass the House of Commons.

There - as in parts of the House of Commons - there are fears that the changes

would damage

.

The British government surprisingly announced the new plans just a few days ago.

This would

undermine

several

.

It concerns the suspension of customs regulations in the trade in goods for the British province and of requirements on state aid for British companies.

Update from September 11th, 3:35 p.m.:

The

on the implementation of the

are difficult.

Meanwhile,

proudly announced a

with

on Twitter

.

"We have regained control of our trade policy and will continue to prosper as a trading nation outside the EU," said Johnson, commenting on the agreement with the Asian state.

The agreement stipulates that 99 percent of the goods and services traded between the two countries should remain duty-free in the future.

It is

.

The UK has just signed a major Free Trade Agreement with Japan.

🇬🇧🇯🇵

Congratulations to @trussliz and all who took part in these negotiations.

We have taken back control of our trade policy & will continue to thrive as a trading nation outside the EU.

https://t.co/2wgFAjC5T3

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 11, 2020

Brexit: UK signs trade deal with Japan

The British Minister for International Trade, Liz Truss, and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi concluded the trade agreement in a video conference on Friday.

The trade volume of both countries is to be increased from around 30 billion pounds in 2019 by 15.2 billion pounds (16.5 billion euros).

The UK's current trade relations with Japan are still based on the

with the country from Asia.

Due to the UK's Brexit and the UK's exit from the EU at the end of December, both countries need

.

Brexit: Johnson wants to enforce breach of law by law - EU is now responding with an ultimatum

Update from September 10th, 5:29 p.m.:

After it became known at the beginning of the week that the British government

wants to

unilaterally change the

that was

passed in January,

the

now

threatening

.

She calls on the British government to immediately withdraw the plans.

The project “seriously damaged” trust between the two sides, the

said

on Thursday.

An

was also given.

The British government must withdraw the plans by the end of the month.

The authority pointed out that the

would “not shrink” from taking legal action.

Earlier,

traveled to London on Thursday to call for clarification from the British government.

To this end, he met the British

,

.

The dispute arose because

wanted to change the suspension of customs regulations in trade in goods for the province of Northern Ireland and the requirements for state aid to British companies.

Brexit negotiations: Manfred Weber warns of "no deal"

Update from September 10, 9:49 a.m.: Manfred Weber

, the chairman of the

, has warned against breaking off negotiations on a

.

"A"

is becoming more realistic every day - and everyone can feel it," said the

on Thursday on Deutschlandfunk.

Nevertheless, he advises prudence.

The EU must stay at the negotiating table.

"We are not the ones who should break off the talks."

The

wants to undo parts of the current

.

The content is about controversial contractual clauses on Northern Ireland.

They are intended to prevent

a fixed border from developing

between the British part of

and the

and the old conflicts from breaking out again.

From Weber's point of view, this announcement means “that we are walking towards a hard limit”.

British

signed the contract himself.

Weber cannot believe that this should suddenly no longer be binding.

"That would also mean a big blow to the reputation of Great Britain internationally."

First report from September 9th:

London / Brussels

- The

are

a hot phase again - and after announcements from London a crashing failure does not seem to be ruled out.

The government of

has introduced a law that

could once again torpedo

the laboriously negotiated

agreement

.

Brexit crazy: Johnson's Secretary of State openly admits plan for breaking the law - but only "in a limited way"

Among other things, it concerns customs regulations for the British province of Northern Ireland.

The British

even openly admitted on Tuesday (September 8) that the project violated “international law” - in his words only “in a very specific and limited way”.

Now there is great concern.

Partly on both sides of the English Channel.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

was “very concerned” about the British government's plans on Wednesday.

The intention to break the withdrawal treaty violates international law and undermines trust in Great Britain, said von der Leyen on

on Wednesday

.

"Contracts are to be kept," she demanded.

This principle is also "the foundation" for the future relationship that both sides are currently negotiating.

Very concerned about announcements from the British government on its intentions to breach the Withdrawal Agreement.

This would break international law and undermines trust.

Pacta sunt servanda = the foundation of prosperous future relations.

- Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 9, 2020

Vice President Maros Sefcovic

announced that he would

a special meeting of the committee responsible for the Brexit treaty with Great Britain because of the procedure.

It should take place “as soon as possible” so that the British government can take a position on the “great concern” of the EU.

"We see the announcement with concern," said a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office in Berlin.

Brexit: Johnson defends planned breach of law - May warns of dire consequences for Great Britain

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

has meanwhile defended his actions in parliament.

"The law will protect jobs, secure growth and enable the functioning and security of the UK internal market," he said on Wednesday in London.

His government wanted to introduce a

in parliament that

same day

.

Johnson also received criticism from its own ranks.

Unraveling the withdrawal agreement and breaking international laws is going "against everything we believe in,"

told

the

.

even more drastic

.

"In view of its future international partners, how can the government assure that they can trust that Britain will comply with the legal obligations in signed agreements?" She asked on Tuesday with regard to the plans.

Brexit: "No Deal" looming - dispute over fisheries, business and law enforcement

If no contract on future relationships is successful, there could be a hard economic break with tariffs and other trade barriers in early 2021.

Issues such as fisheries, rules for economic development and law enforcement are particularly contentious.

The schedule for the exit is now extremely tight *.

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