Brussels-Sana
France announced that it would reject any post-Brexit agreement that contradicts its interests.
The French Minister of State for European Affairs, Clement Bonn, said on Radio (Europe 1) that "if an unpleasant agreement is reached, we will oppose it, and every country has the right to veto the agreement," noting at the same time that "the danger of the absence of an agreement exists."
Bonn indicated that his country would make its "special evaluation" on the text of the anticipated agreement, adding, "We owe this to our fishermen and other French economic sectors."
For his part, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, warned that his country does not intend to accept an agreement that does not respect the basic principles of its sovereignty, considering that negotiations on the agreement are going through difficult moments and there is little time left.
European sources indicate that there are three points that still hinder reaching an agreement, namely the access of European fishermen to British waters, the required guarantees regarding competition and the dispute resolution mechanism in the future agreement.
The United Kingdom formally left the union on January 31, after nearly four years of a historic referendum that marked the end of nearly fifty years of membership in the bloc, but European rules are still applied in the kingdom until December 31, at a time when the two parties are trying to reach a free trade agreement.