Michel Barner, the EU’s chief negotiator, will brief the Permanent Representative Committee (Corporer) on the agreement, which was finalized on Thursday, four years after the UK voted to leave the EU.
The deal came after months of intense negotiations and before the deadline of December 31, marking the end of the Brexit transition period.
The leaders of the European Union, the European Parliament and the UK Parliament, all now need to approve the agreement on their own.
British legislators will debate the law on 30 December. The opposition Labor Party has said it will support the government’s deal.
Once all EU member states have signed the agreement, it will then go back to the European Parliament, where members will vote to ratify the deal.
The European Parliament has said it is too late to hold an emergency vote before December 31.
Instead, they plan to “provisionally” implement the EU-UK agreement with members of the European Parliament (MEP) formally reconstituting the agreement in the new year. Parliament will meet on December 28 to discuss the next Christmas deal.
The main points of the deal
- Zero tariffs and quotas on goods
- The end of the free movement means that UK citizens will not have the right to work, live, study or start a business in the EU without a visa.
- Border checks between the UK and EU member countries will apply
- There will be no strict border on the island of Ireland between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- The UK will be able to further develop British fishing activities for at least five and a half years, during which time European fishing communities will be protected.
- Collective Commitment to Save the Environment, Fight Climate Reversal and Carbon Pricing
- Shared commitment to the protection of social and labor rights
- Keeping standards of tax transparency
- The rights of passengers and workers in the transport sector
- The UK’s continued participation in a number of EU programs, such as Horizon Europe until 2027, is subject to the UK’s financial contribution.
Speaking shortly after the announcement on Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Jones said the agreement was a “good deal” for “the whole of Europe” – a new stability and a new certainty in some imaginary and difficult situations. Relationship. “
Echoing the nationalist rhetoric that made the Brexit referendum so clear: He said: “We have regained control of our laws and our destiny … From 1 January we are outside the Customs Union and out of the single market; British laws by UK judges sitting in UK courts The interpretation will be made by the British Parliament; and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice will end. “
Jones claimed that the UK had traded 60 660 billion (US $ 893 billion) in “Canada-style” trade and addressed the Fisheries Agreement – the main point of contention in the negotiations – he said the UK had withdrawn. Full control of its waters “.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU had struck a just and balanced blow in the post-Brexit rationale, but indicated that the bloc had a hand in the negotiations.
“As we know, in any case, a strong Brexit would not be good for both parties, but it would strike the United Kingdom harder than the European Union with all the strength of 450 million citizens.” “And so, from a position of strength, we are able to come up with the most comprehensive agreement ever,” he said.
“So for all Europeans, I say it’s time to put Brexit behind us – our future is in Europe.”
Luke McGee and Cara Fox contributed to the story.
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