Will that still happen with the European Union's Brexit trade pact with Great Britain?
Apparently nothing is going on at the moment.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is also under pressure at home.
The
Brexit
negotiations continue to be difficult.
Negotiations on a
trade package
are blocked and both sides demand a willingness to compromise
Meanwhile, the
British House of Lords gave
a controversial bill a clear rebuff.
London / Brussels - The
EU's
negotiations
with
Great Britain
on a Brexit * trade pact are still blocked for the time being.
“We should make the most of the time left.
Our door is open, ”EU negotiator
Michel Barnier
tweeted
on Tuesday after a phone call with his British colleague
David Frost
.
However, London again demanded that the European Union show a willingness to compromise and change its position.
🇪🇺🇬🇧 I spoke again to @DavidGHFrost today.
My message: we should be making the most out of the little time left.
Our door remains open.
- Michel Barnier (@MichelBarnier) October 20, 2020
British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
* had
accused
the
EU
of not
wanting
a
trade deal
with Great Britain.
Therefore, his country is preparing for an exit from the EU internal market and the customs union without a treaty at the turn of the year.
A British government spokesman had even declared the trade talks over.
It is unclear whether negotiations will continue.
Brexit negotiations stalled: House of Lords issues a cracking rejection of the draft law
The CSU * MEP
Manfred Weber
described the British threat to break off negotiations as "political theater".
The
EU
should not go to this level, said the group leader of the European People's Party (EPP).
The Brexit transition phase, during which everything has largely remained the same, will end in ten weeks.
Without a contract, there is a risk of tariffs and other trade barriers.
This could weigh heavily on the economy.
The British House of Lords meanwhile rejected the so-called
Single Market Act
by a large majority.
The
House of Lords
voted 395 to 169 votes against the bill, as reported by the British
Metro
.
With this law, the British government wants to undo parts of the
exit
agreement between
London
and the
EU
that is
already in force
.
This met with strong protests from the opposition and the EU.
They accused Johnson of breaking the law.
Many critics of
Boris
Johnson
sit in the House of Lords
.
The MPs in the
lower house
, however, had voted for the law more than a month ago with a clear majority.
Now there could be a kind of political ping-pong game between the lower and upper houses.
The law could nullify special rules for Northern Ireland in the
Brexit
agreement, which should prevent a hard border with the EU state Ireland and new hostilities there.
London speaks of a "safety net", Brussels of a breach of contract.
(
dpa / fmü
)
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