EU warns of repercussions of Brexit without agreement

Helsinki-Sana

European Union ministers today urged Britain to favor an orderly withdrawal option under an agreement from the bloc, Reuters quoted Dutch Foreign Minister Steve Block as saying. It is not in the interest of any party to leave Britain without an agreement. "

The British House of Commons rejected the pullout deal signed by former Prime Minister Theresa May with Brussels three times and Boris Johnson promised to renegotiate or withdraw without agreement on October 31.

David Frost, in charge of Brexit in Johnson's government, visited Brussels on Wednesday for talks with the European Commission, but Block said the two sides had not been able to overcome differences.

A European diplomat said the British side did not provide detailed ideas on what could be an alternative to the most difficult point of the disengagement agreement - the mechanism to keep the Irish border open by linking Britain to EU trade rules.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schalenberg said that "the ball is in the court of Britain. We have done everything possible to ensure an orderly exit to Britain. When the other side says this is not possible, they need to present alternatives in a substantive and detailed manner."

For his part, Finnish Foreign Minister Pika Haavisto, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, said that "supporting the exit of Britain under an agreement is a fundamental issue because if this does not happen we will face a lot of negative consequences for our economies and for passing through our borders."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II agreed yesterday to Johnson's proposal to suspend parliament until October 14, while the European Union warned Johnson yesterday that his country alone would take responsibility for leaving the bloc without an agreement.