In the struggle for a Brexit-the agreement will help the EU to the massive pressure on the British Prime Minister, Theresa May . The London agreed the contract, they will not want to untie. “I don’t see how we can use this exit agreement once again change,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. But you could talk”, of course, about whether there should be additional insurance,” she explained with a view on the controversial Ireland-question.

Video: Merkel at the EU summit , German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels on Thursday before the start of the summit: Brexit-the agreement is very good negotiated. (Video: Reuters)

In essence, it is the so-called Backstop, and those which would enter into force, should not Brussels and London, some to the Brexit on a free trade agreement. Accordingly, the United Kingdom would be associated in a customs Union with the EU and Northern Ireland, de facto, in the internal market. So the border should be controls on the island of Ireland and its peace protected is prevented. Because many members fear in the British house of Commons, the Backstop could be for the duration of the condition and the UK to the EU binding, the urge May to be limited this time. Their demand for a legally binding Declaration, the EU refused to do so.

Video: Maas at the EU summit Germany’s foreign Minister in Brussels: Brexit agreement will not unravel. (Video: Reuters)

The heads of state and government want to contribute to the London agreed Deal will find a majority in the British Parliament and a chaotic Brexit is avoided. But the space is small. In the design of Brexit-a Declaration on Thursday night to advise should be, it was said only that the Backstop is not “desirable” and “only as an insurance policy to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland”.

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If the Backstop comes into force, that he should “only temporarily”. The EU would then “do your Best to make a follow-on agreement to negotiate and promptly conclude”. Such should replace the Backstop, “so that it is only valid for a short period of time and only as long as absolutely necessary”. The EU was ready to consider “whether further guarantees can be given”. Any assurances would not change the exit agreement.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte asked to demystify the Backstop””. “No one wants to use it,” he said. In the face of a Brexit-confusion in London, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel brought a further referendum in the game. “I would prefer to have a second Referendum on an exit without any agreement,” he said. The voting, which had led in 2016 to the EU exit of great Britain, had been built on “lies” the Brexit advocates, criticized the begging.

On the eve of the EU summit had survived May a vote of confidence in their conservative group, after they had postponed Tuesday’s scheduled vote in the British Parliament about the Brexit Treaty. “I take the concerns to the house of Commons notice,” said May in Brussels. This wool you convey to your colleagues. You expect from the talks, however, “no immediate breakthrough”.

Video: May wins the vote of confidence Theresa May survives the vote of confidence in your party: For May 200 members, 117 voted against it. (Video: AP/Webvideo Tamedia) (editor-in-Tamedia)

Created: 13.12.2018, 20:21 PM