Premier Johnson at a press conference on Christmas Eve
Before the vote on the Brexit trade pact with the EU, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to convince the critics of his deal. “It is now up to us to take advantage of the opportunities,” Johnson told the Telegraph (Sunday). Great changes are imminent for Great Britain in view of the final Brexit.
“Freedom is what you make of it,” said the prime minister. In areas such as animal welfare standards and rules for chemicals or data protection, the country will in future be independent of Brussels and must use this. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the beginning of a “new era” in the “Mail on Sunday”. He wants to invest in the country's infrastructure and entrepreneurs should be rewarded for their courage.
After months of wrangling, London and Brussels announced a breakthrough in talks on a joint trade pact on Christmas Eve. At the turn of the year, the United Kingdom finally leaves the structures of the European Union after almost 40 years of membership. The worst consequences of the divorce are averted with the deal.
Both sides put the 1250-page document online on their websites on the morning of St. The contract is intended to regulate issues relating to trade, cooperation between the police and the judiciary, and health insurance protection for travelers in emergencies.
The British Parliament is due to vote on the Brexit trade pact on December 30th. The British opposition leader Keir Starmer criticized: The agreement was “not the deal that the government promised,” said the Labor politician. However, he had previously announced that his party would vote for the trade pact in parliament – to avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit. The vote in the House of Commons would then be a matter of form. The Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon and fisheries associations also criticized the British negotiators for compromising too much on the subject of fish.
There is not enough time left on the EU side to ratify the agreement. Therefore, it should be decided in the next few days that the contract will initially come into force provisionally. The 27 EU states still have to agree to this. The EU ambassadors should vote on this in the coming days, a meeting is scheduled for Monday. The European Parliament must then review the agreement retrospectively in January.
