With almost empty hands, the British Prime Minister is driving back to London. The assurances of the EU on the interpretation of the Brexit Treaty are not legally binding. The Drama goes on. Bernd Riegert from Brussels.
At Dinner little the Prime Minister May be reached: in the circles of the EU heads of government
Shortly after 21 o’clock, after an hour of dinner, left the British Prime Minister, in a blue winter coat and with a small handbag, the venue, the Europa building in Brussels. She didn’t smile, she said nothing, but kept his eyes lowered to the red carpet in front of her, then climbed into a black Limousine from the German production and disappeared in the direction of the Hotel. From the swollen winds, the departure of the embattled Prime Minister, who has for the Brexit Deal, there is no identifiable majority in the British Parliament, was not evident whether any of the other 27 heads of state and government were to meet the heads of their Wishes for clarifications and assurances for the Brexit Treaty. Upon their arrival in Brussels, Theresa May had dampened her in London, even highly screwed expectations of this new Brexit summit. Because it is only two and a half weeks, they had referred to at the recent special summit of the Brexit Deal as the “best possible”. Theresa May said, you expect a great breakthrough, to describe exactly what would constitute exactly even is such a breakthrough.
Adamant from a British perspective: the EU wants to stick to the “backstop” remains unchanged
EU is not moving
You should be right. The EU summit shortly before midnight in his written conclusions, merely repeated what was already clear: There can be no new negotiations. Of a legally binding Text for the interpretation of the rules for the Irish/Northern Irish border, the speech is not. EU Council President Donald Tusk said: “We want a close partnership with the United Kingdom. The negotiations for a new agreement will begin immediately after the exit.” It is the intention of the EU to use the “reinsurance”, the “Backstop” of Northern Ireland and the UK is in a customs Union with the EU would hold. “This would only be the case if there is no new agreement on the future of relations, which wants the EU to avoid,” said Tusk.
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker praised the fact that Theresa May fights hard and bravely for the exit of the Treaty, but “we still have seen no results.”
EU diplomats said the tough stance of the 27 heads of state and government could also be part of the negotiating tactics. You cannot too early turn-in, so no more claims from the British house of Commons for possible Changes to come. “The whole thing is a question of timing,” said an EU Diplomat. It is not excluded that Theresa May says maybe the beginning of January in Brussels. The vote on the Brexit Deal in the British Parliament has announced it now for the early-January.
No new negotiations
Many heads of state and government had made in front of the dinner is already clear that the Treaty text of the withdrawal agreement from the EU could not be changed for the British. “It is important to avoid any ambiguity. There can be no renegotiation, because it has already been negotiated for months,” demanded, for example, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
Chancellor Merkel does not want to act post –
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Brexit Treaty “is negotiated and is.” She wanted an agreement on future relationships in order for the legislation to prevent a hard border between the EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, must not be applied after Brexit and the end of the transitional phase in 2021.
The British want to limit Backstop
British diplomats had hoped the pre-Christmas summit on a mild tuned EU, which would meet the British Prime Minister, out of self-interest. Because without Brexit Deal with the approval of the house of Commons in London, would on 29. March 2019 threaten automatically a hard limit on the island of Ireland, wants to avoid the EU. On the reverse is the case, insurance for Northern Ireland, the EU did not want to do without. It says that the whole of the United Kingdom remains in a customs Union with the EU and for Northern Ireland, virtually the rules of the EU internal market, shall continue to apply, until this agreement by a new agreement between the EU and the third country the United Kingdom is replaced. This is the permanent validity of the deputies in the British Parliament, to RUB, as the British would more closely tied to the EU without a say in tariff rates and trade agreements.
Donald Tusk, EU Council President (Mi.), in conversation with Dalia Grybauskaite: the end of the flagpole achieved?
The end of patience?
The Lithuanian state President Dalia Grybauskaite is probably not the only one in the circle of the 27 EU member States, which is slowly losing patience. She tweeted to the summit of their Brexit-Christmas wish: “you Decide what you really want. Then Santa will bring it.”
The lengthy Drama of the Brexit and the exit agreement with the EU will continue next week in London. Then the British Prime Minister wants to report to their members. For Theresa May, the summit day in Brussels was only the beginning of conversations. Over Christmas a lot of time to send new wish lists to Brussels, therefore, remains.
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The UK wishes the dominant topic on the first day of the summit ascent. Almost by the way some decisions were also: The EU has condemned unequivocally the recent Aggression of the Russian Navy against Ukraine and renewed unanimously by the economic sanctions and the sanctions against Russian citizens. A timetable for the budget negotiations for the years 2021-2027, was determined. Until the autumn of next year, the medium-term financial should be in the amount of up to 1.3 trillion euros. Controversial Moment, who will close the “Brexit-gap”, i.e. the lack of posts in the UK. Many of the net-payer reject for higher contributions, only Germany has agreed yet to a premium ready.