In advance of Johnson's speech tomorrow on the upcoming UK-EU negotiations, a reminder of what the UK and EU signed up to in the Political Declaration.:
"the Parties agree to develop an ambitious, wide-ranging and balanced economic partnership..."
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"the Parties agree to develop an ambitious, wide-ranging and balanced economic partnership..."
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"This partnership will be comprehensive, encompassing a Free Trade Agreement, as well as wider sectoral cooperation... It will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition, as set out in Section XIV of this Part."
On goods (para. 21):
"with a view to facilitating the movement of goods across borders, the Parties envisage comprehensive arrangements that will create a free trade area, combining deep regulatory and customs cooperation...
"with a view to facilitating the movement of goods across borders, the Parties envisage comprehensive arrangements that will create a free trade area, combining deep regulatory and customs cooperation...
"underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition, as set out in Section XIV of this Part.
Section XIV: for reasons of "geographic proximity and economic interdependence, the future relationship must ensure open and fair competition, encompassing robust commitments to ensure a level playing field."
"the Parties should uphold the common high standards applicable in the Union and the United Kingdom at the end of the transition period in the areas of state aid, competition, social and employment standards, environment, climate change, and relevant tax matters"
"The Parties should in particular maintain a robust and comprehensive framework for competition and state aid control that prevents undue distortion of trade and competition...
"The Parties... commit to the principles of good governance in the area of taxation and to the curbing of harmful tax practices; and maintain environmental, social and employment standards at the current high levels provided by the existing common standards"
"[The Parties] should rely on appropriate and relevant Union and international standards, and include appropriate mechanisms to ensure effective implementation domestically, enforcement and dispute settlement."
"The future relationship should also promote adherence to and effective implementation of relevant internationally agreed principles and rules in these domains, including the Paris Agreement."
Q: do Political Declaration commitments matter to the UK government?
Q: do Political Declaration commitments matter to the UK government?
