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British Prime Minister May seizes the November 11 celebration for a final Brexit offensive with its European partners. The most difficult fight is to convince their own troops.
Theresa May landed in Brussels on Thursday night. Officially participate in the commemoration of the end of the First World War. In practice, May wants to test its ultimate agreement with the European leaders.
On Friday, she visits the cemetery of Saint-Symphorien, near Bergen, accompanied by Prime Minister Charles Michel (MR). Saturday and Sunday, she will network in Paris on the sidelines of international ceremonies. Sunday evening, May, the last courier at the Menin Gate in Ypres
The brexit proved to be a real war for May. For the past two years, she has been held hostage by the opposing movements of her own conservative party and the government. There is also "fatigue" among European negotiators. The majority of the divorce treaty has been negotiated, but there is still debate about the difficult problem of the Irish border
. Northern Ireland, which belongs to the United Kingdom. However, London does not want a separate arrangement that keeps Northern Ireland under the European regime in practice. This would undermine the integrity of the United Kingdom and remind the Scots.
Mai gradually immobilizes and realizes that she has to do the difficult Irish knot.
May has trouble on time and realizes that she has to cut the difficult Irish knot. She prefers to land in November so that the British Parliament can approve the divorce in time. Next week, she wants to convince her government to conclude a truce.
For a week, rumors have circulated about what May actually has in store. European negotiators are waiting for concrete proposals, but they are not coming despite repeated promises. But the basic idea is well known. London wants a second transition phase after the transition period which starts on March 29 and ends on December 31, 2020. It is a customs union between the European Union and the United Kingdom
Two major problems
Europe is open to the idea, but there are two major problems. For London, the customs union can only be a temporary solution, while waiting for a free trade agreement. Because it is only with such an agreement that London has the new control it wants on relations with the rest of the world and its own legislation. However, the unilateral cancellation of the customs union by the British is not possible for the EU.
The European Union still requires a legal guarantee regarding steel, according to which there will be no dividing line between Northern Ireland and the Republic of the United States. Ireland.
The other difficulty lies in the fact that the establishment of this new customs union must now be smuggled into the divorce treaty in a short time. This poses problems, also on the European side. For example, clear agreements will be needed on access to fish, which is not normally included in a customs agreement. And Europe wants guarantees on equal opportunities. The British will always have to follow European rules widely. This will be difficult to digest for part of the May constituency.
The preparation of the Brexit agreement will therefore take longer than the few days to which the British press refers. The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, took the floor in five to seven days. Michel Barnier, negotiator of European Brexit, reacts decisively
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