The trade agreement of the Brexit deal with the EU has been ratified.
Nevertheless, there is great distrust of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the EU Parliament.
Berlin, Brussels, London - the post-Brexit trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain was confirmed with a vote in the EU Parliament *.
The vast majority approved the agreement.
The contract provides for the mutual waiver of any tariffs and quantity restrictions.
The agreement had been in effect since January 1st.
Harsh words have been heard among MEPs about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Brexit deal confirmed: EU parliamentarians criticize Prime Minister Johnson
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said to the vote on Tuesday (April 27th) that the question was now whether the vote would be “the high point in relations for the next few decades” or whether it would be “the basis of a strong and close partnership “Consider. As the
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reports, they warned Johnson not to make “unilateral decisions” in Northern Ireland. There will be no hesitation in using the instruments to enforce the agreement.
According to
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, EU parliamentarians put Johnson the main culprit in Northern Ireland threatening to become a crisis area again.
Vice-President Katarina Barley (SPD *) accuses him: "His juggling with the Northern Ireland Protocol for short-term domestic gains has in the past led to dangerous tensions on the Irish island."
The FDP * MP Nicola Beer, also Vice President, complains: “It is not acceptable that the Johnson government violates the Withdrawal Treaty, violates the Northern Ireland Protocol and endangers peace before it is officially ratified by the EU.
It shows how fragile the ground of the new relationship is. "
Andreas Schieder: "The British side keeps falling back into its old pattern"
"I wouldn't buy a used car from Boris Johnson today either," said the chairman of the European Parliament's trade committee, Bernd Lange (SPD), before the MPs' vote to
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. The German trade experts are worried that he cannot respect the British Prime Minister as an honest businessman: "What he has already said when the day is long ... Johnson makes a lot of theatrical thunder."
They want to try to encourage him to adhere to the contract.
There have already been unilateral violations of the agreement by Great Britain.
"The British side keeps falling back into its old pattern," says Parliament's rapporteur, Andreas Schieder
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.
“There is room for improvement.
The past does not make us optimistic at all. "
The heads of the pro-European parliamentary groups also expressed clear criticism.
British diplomacy used to stand for reliability, said the EPP group leader Manfred Weber (CSU *)
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Today Boris Johnson send the message that he “doesn't care” what he has signed.
But there will be a "new government, a new generation in Great Britain" that is now being awaited.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the trade deal with the EU
Great Britain officially left the EU on January 31, 2020 *.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the Brexit trade pact, according to the German Press Agency (dpa).
"This week is the last step in a long journey that will bring stability to our new relationship with the EU as important trading partners, close allies and sovereign equals," said Johnson in London after the vote was announced in Brussels.
Now it is time to look forward to the future and to build “Global Britain” - this is Johnson's name for his vision of a strong, independent kingdom.
(tkip / dpa) * Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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