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The European Commission warns the UK that it could “resort to legal action” if the Johnson government does not withdraw a bill challenging some Brexit commitments by the end of the month, following an urgent meeting between Minister of State Michael Gove and the Vice President of the EU Commission, Maros Sefcovic.
The European Commission has given the UK until the end of the month to withdraw a bill challenging some Brexit commitments. By introducing this bill, “London” has seriously damaged the trust between the EU and the UK. Now it is up to the British government to restore that trust. “So the Vice President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, reminded the UK government that the Withdrawal Agreement contains a number of legal mechanisms and remedies to address breaches of obligations. legal provisions contained in the text, which the European Union will not hesitate to use. Vice President Sefcovic stated, in no uncertain terms, that the timely and full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government agreed and which the UK Houses of Parliament ratified, less than a year ago, “is a legal obligation.” The European Union hopes that the letter and spirit of this agreement will be “fully respected. “Failure to comply with the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement would violate international law, undermine trust, and jeopardize future relationship negotiations – not in progress.
London defends the bill arguing that its Parliament “is sovereign in matters of national law” and that if it is passed “it will not act unconstitutionally”, based on the right of “precedence” of national legislation “in the Agreement of Withdrawal. “.
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