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Brexit: "The customs of the Europe of 27 are ready" for "no deal", not those of the United Kingdom, warns Thierry Breton

2020-10-14T08:27:58.552Z


The European Commissioner for the Internal Market has issued a warning to the British in the event of a no-deal Brexit on January 1, 2021.


The European Commissioner for the Internal Market is clearly toughening his voice.

Guest of the morning of

BFM Business

this Wednesday, Thierry Breton issued a warning to the British, on the possibility of a Brexit without agreement.

Europe is ready for a no-deal,

” he insisted.

Read also: Brexit: the hypothesis of a no-deal is "very credible", Johnson and von der Leyen will meet this Wednesday

In recent weeks, the United Kingdom and the Europe of the Twenty-Seven have accused each other of blocking post-Brexit trade negotiations, with a view to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on January 1, 2021. disputes remain, in particular on the fishing issue.

The Europeans hoped to maintain the access of their fishermen to British waters, which is full of fish, as it is, while the United Kingdom wants to limit this access.

Now, the hypothesis of a no-deal appears more credible than ever.

European companies ready, according to Breton

Considering that "

the hour is crucial

", the European Commissioner recalled that the negotiations with the British "have

been going on for months

".

He explained that the Europeans preferred "

an agreement but not at any price

", while the British Prime Minister wanted and had for his part "

need an agreement

".

If the "

no deal

"

scenario

were to win, however, European companies would be ready to go, said Thierry Breton.

Prime Minister Jean Castex also chaired an interministerial meeting on Monday in order to speed up France's preparations.

Read also: Brexit: Do Brussels and London still have time to find an agreement?

The absence of a trade agreement would result, among other things, in the reinstatement of customs duties to access the internal market, or in a separately negotiated reciprocity agreement.

"

Customs in the EU-27 are ready for no deal, British customs should prepare for it

", warned the European Commissioner, because according to him, "

they are not yet

".

This Wednesday, Boris Johnson meets the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, on the occasion of a European summit partly devoted to Brexit.

A decisive step in trade negotiations.

At the beginning of September, the British Prime Minister estimated that "it would not make sense

to think of deadlines which would go beyond".

For their part, the Europeans have always set themselves the end of October whether or not to reach an agreement.

Source: lefigaro

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