Since midnight the United Kingdom is not an EU member more. In London, supporters of the Brexit celebrated the exit at midnight on Friday, January 31, 2020. In Brussels, on the other hand, or in Berlin, the mood was rather melancholic. In Edinburgh, Scotland, on the other hand, the head of government made it clear that she was Return Scotland to the EU would like to.
After this historic Brexit date and until the end of the year there is now a transition phase in which everything remains largely the same for the citizens. In the transition period, the British government will negotiate with the European institutions what future relationships should look like.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced tough negotiations. “We will negotiate very fairly, but very hard,” she told ZDF on Friday evening. The EU is in a good starting position because it has been the sales market for almost half of all British exports. The UK is keen to access this market.
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar also wants driving a hard course, In Scotland advises the SNP on the right course to get one Independence from Great Britain to reach. There are different opinions within the party about the correct procedure – constitutional problems also arise. Also Wales has announced to continue with the EU in negotiations to stay.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to present in a speech on Monday how he envisages further negotiations with the EU. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had an eye on future relations proposed the Canada model – a free trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain comparable to the Ceta agreement. However, services are excluded there, which is a very important economic sector for Great Britain with the strong financial sector. Still showed up Johnson open to the Canada model,