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The EU cannot get involved in the British Prime Minister’s Brexit wish list. She will not make false commitments. There is a silver lining to the fact that you continue to negotiate the fishing to the end.
A comment from Ralph Sina, ARD-Studio Brussels
The British prime minister can save himself a trip to Brussels, at least if Boris Johnson believes that with his rude charm he will be able to involve the president of the Commission, von der Leyen, in the issue of the implementation of Brexit. It will not succeed.
And the 27 heads of state and government who will meet for the EU summit in Brussels starting tomorrow are resisting Johnson when it comes to Britain’s desire to change the EU’s negotiating mandate for chief negotiator Michel Barnier, so in the UK you can play on the European single market according to your own UK rules.
The EU cannot negotiate on consumer protection
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-rich beef from the US could end up in the freezers of EU supermarkets throughout Britain. And if the London government came up with the idea of subsidizing the bagless vacuum cleaner invented in Britain to scare off EU competitors, the British would forever pervert the idea of a fair domestic market.
No, the EU cannot participate in Johnson’s Christmas Brexit wish list. All that is left for Brussels is the clear announcement: it is still possible to negotiate for a few hours on EU fishing quotas in British territorial waters. But not for a second about the heart of the EU internal market. Because there is no alternative to consumer protection and fair competition.
Just don’t get the Brexit black Peter
Herring, mackerel and cod are a great opportunity for Europeans to show their willingness to compromise. There can be no more harmless negotiating topic than fishing, which is not particularly economically relevant. Especially since it is also clear to French President Emmanuel Macron that he cannot enforce the demands of the Breton fishermen one hundred percent.
Fishing offers Europeans the opportunity to negotiate on a marginal issue until the end of the year if necessary, so as not to interrupt the talks and not make money, without making wrong compromises in the essence of the EU internal market.
If Johnson is unwilling to commit to fair play in the domestic market, and if he refuses to accept a red card in a dispute, the trip to Brussels may be saved.
