Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator on Brexit, met on Wednesday morning, among others, prime minister Stefan Löfven. Barnier was earlier in the week pessimistic about reaching an agreement with the Uk. He said, for example, that a avtalslöst Brexit yanking it closer for every day. Now is the tone.
“We wait and hope for a positive outcome on the discussions between the Theresa Mays of the government and Labouroppositonen,” says Michel Barnier.
the government made in november, remains fixed. But Barnier stresses that the second part of the Brexituppgörelsen, the political declaration on future relations, can be much more ambitious about the british request.
– The political declaration can cover several different forms of cooperation, including a customs union. We are ready to make clarification for the british, if needed. This can be done very quickly, ” says Michel Barnier.
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Still applies to the april 12 leaving the Uk in the EU without an agreement, a so-called hard Brexit, unless decided otherwise. In the Uk voted in favour, however, parliament late on Wednesday night on a bill that prohibits hard Brexit. The proposal won by only one vote, and now begins a quick process of the law to come into effect before april 12.
But this is nothing the british can decide on independently.
also have to approve the utträdesavtalet.
– to avoid a avtalslöst Brexit, we must be two (Uk and EU). We can not single-handedly avoid a hard Brexit. We must have an agreement and it is already on the table. We are ready. But we need a positive decision from the Uk. Not just negative, ” says Michel Barnier.
He adds:
– In the meantime, to be frank, I can only repeat that all need to be prepared that the Uk will leave the EU without agreement on 12 april.
Before that, on 10 april, the EU’s heads of state and government hold an emergency meeting in Brussels. Expected to the British prime minister, Theresa May request that the Brexit is postponed.
to go along with a delay, and under what conditions, is still unclear.
– This will be an important issue for all 27 leaders next week. It is a matter for them, not for me, ” says Michel Barnier.
the Parliament voted to delay the Brexit
