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There is not much time left: Britain will definitely leave the European Union in about two weeks. Until then there must be an agreement on the future relationship between London and the EU; otherwise, a hard Brexit threatens. However, negotiations are progressing slowly. Now, MEPs in the European Parliament have approved emergency measures for a no-deal Brexit.
On Friday they approved plans for fishing, air safety and air and land transport. He wants to avoid such immediate chaos, said the leader of the Social Democrats, Iratxe García Pérez. CDU MP David McAllister emphasized that you had to be prepared for all scenarios. Now the Council of Member States must deal with the plans.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid out the measures should the negotiations on the Brexit trade package fail last week. They contain a proposal to maintain certain air connections between the UK and the EU for six months. There should also be reciprocal regulation for six months to ensure freight transport and bus traffic.
Due to the corona pandemic, MEPs also demanded that British planes can be used within the EU to deliver medicines and vaccines. They also stressed that the provisions should actually end after the six-month period expires. The controversial issue of access for EU fishing trawlers to British waters and vice versa should, according to plans, be regulated in the longer term, that is, by the end of 2021.
In the plenary debate, MEPs reiterated their preference for a deal, but not at any price. Parliament must also have sufficient time to examine an agreement. The deputies had set Sunday as the deadline by which a completed commercial contract should be available.
