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London (dpa) – The besieged British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a strategy paper on the departure of the EU for a liberation coup.
Brexit's new minister, Dominic Raab, on Thursday presented London's plans for future relations with the EU on Thursday in a turbulent parliamentary session. From home and abroad, he praised criticism as well as benevolence. Prime Minister Theresa May defended the new Brexit course in a guest post for the "Sun" as a "good deal for Britain".
The plans provide for a Free Trade Area between the EU and the UK for goods. The country wants to continue to comply with European rules and product standards. In terms of services, such as banking and insurance, London wants to follow its own path and accept that access to the single market is limited in the future. Uncontrolled immigration of EU citizens should come to an end.
Still in the case of import duties, Great Britain will no longer want to vote with the EU in the future. In order to set tariffs in the future, the country wants to collect two different customs duties at its borders for imports. One for goods destined for the British market and another for goods introduced into the EU. According to the plan, the proposals could be implemented within the framework of an association agreement with the EU.
During the presentation of the plans, opposition members complained massively because they had not received copies of the 100 – page White Paper in advance. The session had to be interrupted for a short time.
It is questionable, however, that the EU reacts to ideas. Chief Negotiator of the EU Michel Barnier still stresses that the integrity of the internal market, which ensures the free movement of goods, services, capital and employees, is out of the question . On Thursday he announced via Twitter, the document will now be analyzed. Next Monday, discussions on Brexit in Brussels will continue.
The Brexit steering group of the European Parliament hailed the British Government's White Paper as a "step forward", especially the proposal for an association agreement. However, EU parliamentarians warned against the need to continue on the question of how to prevent a strong border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, a member of the EU. EU. It was the condition for the conclusion of a withdrawal agreement. The Brussels proposal that Northern Ireland could remain in a customs union with the EU while the rest of the country leaves London rejects vehemently.
But there were also positive votes. The new plans are "the most realistic basis for discussion we've seen in the last two years," says Andreas Krautscheid, CEO of the Banking Association. The political spokesman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Michael Georg Link, spoke of a "rendezvous with reality". The red lines have become pink. Nevertheless, this could only be a starting point. The four freedoms of the internal market must not be affected.
Premier Theresa May sold the new Brexit course last week after a marathon at Checkers Estate. But the unit in his office just stopped on the weekends. Raab's predecessor in the Brexit Minister's Office, David Davis, and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson resigned Monday in the conflict, triggering a government crisis. They fear that the new approach may only be the prelude to large-scale concessions in the exit talks. A conservative website released Thursday with the publication of alternative plans for vortices allegedly designed by Davis.
One may wonder what the official response of the European Commission will be to projects. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier tweeted on Thursday that the White Paper will now be analyzed "in the light of the European Council's directives with the Member States and the European Parliament". The EU's offer is a free trade agreement "plus effective cooperation on a wide range of issues, including strong cooperation in security matters".
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