Brexit, agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom on the withdrawal agreement

Published on: 08/12/2020 2:50 PM

“I am pleased to announce that thanks to our hard work, Michael Gove and I have reached an agreement in principle on all matters related to the implementation of the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the EU. “This will ensure that it is fully operational from 1 January, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.” The vice president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic says it through the social network.

The protocol, recalls the Commission, “protects the Good Friday agreements in all their dimensions”, maintaining “peace” on the island of Ireland. Agreements have been established at the borders, “in particular with regard to controls on animals, plants and derived products, export declarations, supply of medicines, frozen meats and other food products for supermarkets.” Among other things, the conditions of application of the State aid rules have also been clarified. Under this agreement, the UK will withdraw some articles from the Internal Market Act. The agreement will now be finalized and will have to be definitively approved by a new meeting of the joint EU-UK committee, which will take place “before the end of the year”.

The EU’s chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, for his part, announced through the social network that “as soon as I have informed all the member states in the General Affairs Council: there is total unity. We will never sacrifice our future for the present. Access to our market has conditions “.