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GRAMBritain expects a swift reopening of the French border and the resumption of freight traffic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he had spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron. Everyone understands the other’s position. “We want to solve the problem as soon as possible.” It must be ensured that trucks can travel in both directions “without covid,” Johnson said.
The prime minister tried to calm the population. “The vast majority of food, medicine and supplies are arriving as usual,” Johnson said. Only 20 percent of the goods would be traded through the Channel Port of Dover, which has been closed since Sunday night, and only affects goods that are accompanied by people, that is, trucks. . Truck congestion has also dropped significantly, Johnson emphasized.
France closed its borders with Great Britain on Sunday night due to the rapid spread of a new variant of the corona virus. This also applies to the ferry connections between Dover and Calais in France and the Eurotunnel.
The government had long been preparing for such a situation, Johnson added. One is aware of the situation due to the new chain of the Covid virus; The risk posed by a truck driver driving alone is comparatively low, according to Johnson. According to the prime minister, more than 500,000 Britons have received their first vaccine against the virus.
In the Brexit negotiations that have been carried out for months, according to the British prime minister, no agreement is in sight. The situation has not changed, Johnson said. However, Britain will do well without a deal. The then applicable rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would be “more than satisfactory,” he said. “We’ll be fine, for sure.” Around the same time in Paris, the representative of the responsible EU government, Clement Beaune, declared that there are still important differences on the issue of fisheries. The matter would be given a few more hours, a few days. A French government spokesman had previously stated that his country would stick to “red lines” in negotiations.
The UK and the EU recently demanded concessions from the other side. The kingdom officially left the EU at the end of January. The transition phase ends on December 31, during which time the kingdom must still apply EU rules. Without
Experts hope that a trade deal will include higher tariffs on many products and long wait times at the border.
