After Brexit: Great Britain Threatens to Disrupt Negotiations with the EU

The British government has taken a tough stance in the negotiation process on future relations with the EU and is threatening to leave the transition period without concluding an agreement. The British government threatens to disrupt negotiations on future relations with the European Union if the agreement is not signed before the end of June. This follows from the negotiating mandate London issued on Thursday, February 27. The first round is due to begin in Brussels on March 2. As expected, the British government took a tough stance in the negotiation process. In particular, London is not ready to agree to the adaptation of British laws to EU rules. The European Court will also not be able to influence the jurisdiction of Great Britain. In addition to the general agreement on a free trade zone, the British wants to clarify the situation in areas such as fishing, prosecution and judicial cooperation, the dpa agency says. For example, fisheries are of particular concern. Brussels would like to maintain the existing situation in which European vessels have free access to British-rich territorial waters. London is not happy with this situation. The UK authorities intend to determine annually which vessels will receive quotas. Following the Canada example The views of London and Brussels on a future agreement radically diverge. The government of Boris Johnson would like to conclude an agreement on the model of relations between the EU and Canada. The European Union considers the example inappropriate. The EU’s trade relations with Britain are "almost ten times greater than with Canada," Michel Barnier, EU coordinator for negotiations in the UK said. "It is clear that the rules in this case cannot be the same," quoted the French AFP. If negotiations in Brussels end without results, it follows from the mandate, London is ready to refuse concluding a comprehensive agreement to govern further relations with Brussels after the end of the transition phase at the end of 2020. The UK officially withdrew from the EU on January 31, 2020, 43 months after the Brexit supporters won the 2016 referendum.