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The EU has requested that UK first implements existing agreements, before an improved relation is possible.
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ft.com/content/435933…
The EU has requested that UK first implements existing agreements, before an improved relation is possible.
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ft.com/content/435933…
The EU lists 8 areas where UK falls short (wrongly called 'demands' by the FT) which include:
- No automatic 'settled status' of EU residents in UK and withholding rights to EU residents
- No proper implementation of the trade border in the Irish sea, such as...
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- No automatic 'settled status' of EU residents in UK and withholding rights to EU residents
- No proper implementation of the trade border in the Irish sea, such as...
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..no proper certification, no enough vet to reject non compliant goods, no data system for parcels, etc.
Two matters stand out here:
1) It is beyond shamefull that the UK still has not fully implemented the agreements..
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Two matters stand out here:
1) It is beyond shamefull that the UK still has not fully implemented the agreements..
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..the issues with respect to EU citizens are from 2020, so that is 4 years!.
Note that these 'old cases' of 2020 are having real consequences to this day: not having the right status in 2020 means problems all the way to now.
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Note that these 'old cases' of 2020 are having real consequences to this day: not having the right status in 2020 means problems all the way to now.
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2) (second thing that is remarkable):
There is near complete silence on this in UK. No journalist, no trade expert - in short: nobody - seems to care that UK is already for year flaunting its obligations.
There are regular articles about what the UK could gain..
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There is near complete silence on this in UK. No journalist, no trade expert - in short: nobody - seems to care that UK is already for year flaunting its obligations.
There are regular articles about what the UK could gain..
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..from a better relations. The 'unicorns' are already flying ('Jersey' model??), the 'cakes' are ready to be eaten ('sector-by-sector involvement in the SM, UK taking part in EU defense programmes), but no one...
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...seems to care that UK regards is treaty obligations as less than mere suggestions
There are even those that want a negotiation with EU on UK fulfulling its treaty obligation (really). Its unclear if they then want a second negotiation when UK again does not as agreed
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There are even those that want a negotiation with EU on UK fulfulling its treaty obligation (really). Its unclear if they then want a second negotiation when UK again does not as agreed
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..It would be wonderful if journalists in UK would do some work, such as:
- Checking if UK is indeed not fulfulling its treaty obligation
- Checking out why that is the case
- Confronting ministers and ask if they think UK should be trustworthy
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- Checking if UK is indeed not fulfulling its treaty obligation
- Checking out why that is the case
- Confronting ministers and ask if they think UK should be trustworthy
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..UK says it wants to get closer to Europe.
However, if UK shows such disdain for existing agreements, and frankly for Europe, a question is how genuine the UK overtures are
If its still old, unreliable, cherry-picking UK, its better that relations stay in the freezer
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However, if UK shows such disdain for existing agreements, and frankly for Europe, a question is how genuine the UK overtures are
If its still old, unreliable, cherry-picking UK, its better that relations stay in the freezer
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