The reason for the rift is the controversial draft of the new law, which was published by Boris Johnson’s cabinet on Wednesday. This is a plan for Britain’s action if an agreement with the European Union is not reached. The problem is that the text of the new law contradicts in many respects earlier commitments … Read more
The European Union on Thursday called on Britain to delete passages violating the legally binding Brexit agreement from the controversial bill. However, the government in London has indicated that it does not intend to change anything in the internal market norm, which, according to EU diplomats, further reduces the chances of successful talks on future … Read more
European Union lawyers claim in a leaked document that the United Kingdom has already violated the divorce agreement. That means sanctions could follow. The European Commission and the UK held an emergency meeting on Thursday. – The point of contention revolves around a bill that the British government published on Wednesday, the ‘internal market bill’. … Read more
According to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a month and a week remain to negotiate a free trade agreement between his country and the EU. The negotiations are frozen. And only a breakthrough can prevent Britain’s uncontrolled exit from the European single market and customs union, to the detriment of businesses and economies on both … Read more
The UK Government has assumed, through the Minister for Northern Ireland, that Boris Johnson’s plan to eliminate parts of the UK’s exit agreement from the European Union, through domestic legislation, “violates international law”. Brandon Lewis’s confession this Tuesday in the British Parliament came just hours after the head of the executive’s legal department had resigned, … Read more