Berlin looks increasingly nervous and a little disillusioned to London and the Brexit events. Now the question is whether Angela Merkel, and the Federal government to convey more. Yet this is difficult.
The German attitude to the Brexit was and is still characterised by two maxims: firstly, the UK is to remain as close as possible to the European Union (EU). Because the country is a major trading partner and London is a foreign politically one of the key players.
The other is, but also to maintain the unity of the EU. The advantages of the EU is only to enjoy, who is also a member. Therefore, Chancellor Angela Merkel coined in June 2016, the bold sentence, there should be no “cherry-picking”. Finally, other EU should not be encouraging countries, especially some Eastern Europeans to do it to the British might.
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On the in the house of Commons in London failed Brexit-agreement in Berlin had reacted with disappointment. On German Insistence, the EU had gone to the limit of what could be. About the Failure, it was disappointed. The contract would have secured the unity of the EU and open the way for further economic cooperation paved.
London should first clarify what it wants
Further concessions to Berlin, is skeptical. Also because it is believed that the Brexit-would call for hard-line, no matter what concessions could it be, there is always more.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, of Merkel’s coalition partner, the SPD had said during his visit to Ireland at the beginning of January: “anyone Who sets out to let the vote fail, and then may be a better basis for Negotiation, which is an extremely high risk; I would not leave me.”
The new CDU-Boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a possible successor to Merkel as Chancellor, evaluated the new Brexit-thrust of Theresa May in this posture as “inadequate”. Mays Comments would “certainly not what we are, what is said in Europe under the heading ‘the UK will have to explain what it wants’, expected,” Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin. The Prime Minister set again “on negotiations, which are concluded for us”. The Ball spent “in the field of the British”, said Kramp-Karrenbauer. “The British Parliament has to declare what it wants. It not only explains what it wants.”
Merkel herself was a government spokesman stated: “The government expects that the British government reaches agreement soon on proposals supported by a majority of the lower house”. The Federal government remains committed to an orderly Brexit.
“Playing with fire”
Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU), a close ally of Merkel, said in a Radio Interview after the failed vote on may 15. In January, the British were now to be given the opportunity to clarify their own Position.
SPD-candidate Katarina Barley focuses on Europe and shows May be disappointed
Federal Minister of justice Katarina Barley criticized the recent Brexit proposals as “quite a zero number.” “If you announce a Plan B to submit, then you should do it,” said the SPD’s top candidate for the European elections. She accused May, to play for time. This was “playing with fire”.
Corrections to the content at the exit agreement Barley declined. “The content is changed in the agreement. This is quite clear.” A second Referendum was a possibility, the “unhappy Situation to resolve,” said Barley. In this case, there would also be “game rooms” in the timing of the exit.
Should Berlin give?
In view of the outstanding role of Germany in the EU, the question repeatedly arises as to whether the German should now communicate bilaterally. In the British press, there were reports of a telephone conversation between May and Angela Merkel, and it is also to “concessions”. A government spokesman denied this, however.
Merkel’s third coalition partner, the CSU, which looks similar. The head of the CSU land group in the Bundestag, Alexander Dobrindt, said that it will not go without the German Initiative. To avoid a hard Brexit, should Germany leave the conversations “only the official channels” of the EU.
The EU’s foreign policy expert Elmar Brok (CDU), however, rejected a German scamper. But it could be in the coming days, once movement. Finally, EU-negotiations-known for always until the end would be a gamble and a compromise was coming. Merkel know that many of the nightly rounds of negotiations on the EU-level.
Whatever happens, The Federal government does not want to be in for a surprise. In December the law were brought designs on the way to be both a child as well as a disordered Brexit prepared. A few days ago, it was stressed at the Government press conference in Berlin that it is “working with high pressure to be on all the scenarios”. Especially with the economy, it was in contact.