The European Commission warns the United Kingdom that it could "resort to legal action" if by the end of the month the Johnson government does not withdraw a bill that calls into question some commitments on Brexit, after an urgent meeting between the Minister of State Michael Gove and the vice president of the EU Commission, Maros Sefcovic.
The European Commission has given the UK until the end of the month to withdraw a bill that calls into question some Brexit commitments.
By introducing this bill, "London has" seriously damaged trust between the EU and the UK.
It is now up to the British government to restore that trust. "So European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic reminded the UK government that the Withdrawal Agreement contains a number of mechanisms and legal remedies to address breaches of legal obligations contained in the text , which the European Union will not be shy about using. Vice President Sefcovic stated, in no uncertain terms, that the timely and full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, which the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government agreed and that the UK Houses of Parliament ratified, less than a year ago, "it is a legal obligation". The European Union expects the letter and spirit of this agreement to be " fully respected. "Violating the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement would violate international law, undermine trust and jeopardize future relationship negotiations.
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London defends the bill by arguing that its Parliament "is sovereign in matters of national law" and that if it is passed "it will not act unconstitutional", based on the right of "precedence" of national legislation "on the Withdrawal Agreement ".