The EU Ambassador to the UK rejected Liz Truss’ proposal. demand that Northern Ireland protocol rewrite and issue stupid warning of retribution if government passes law that does not take into account aspects of agreement.
“One way calls for unilateral; calls to action for action,” Joao Vale de Almeida told reporters in Westminster.
He lamented the ongoing distrust between the two sides and argued that little had changed. changed in in past 18 months from date government threatened pass draft law on internal markets.
“I’m worried about the low level of the trust that exists today between the EU and the UK: between our leaders, between all of us who are involved in these relationships,” he said.
“Some people call This saga. If it’s a saga if I’m looking at new season of looks good in saga like similar plot. Not so much changed”.
“We have the same history,” he said. added. “Using Legislation to Repeal international contract. I feel back in autumn of 2020, with draft law on internal markets.
Vale de Almeida insisted that there were no prospects. of turn in the negotiating mandate granted by the EU to its Brexit representative, Maros Sefcovic – demand made repeatedly foreign secretary.
“We were told that we should get new mandate. Well I can tell you very clearly what the Member States are saying us very simple: you need mandate, and even if you ask for one you won’t get it,” he said.
“We cannot revise protocol: ink on the signatures are unlikely to dry up.”
Farm set out her intentions in dramatic statement earlier this week, in that, according to her, she prefers a negotiated solution, but set out plans for a bill that would rework aspects of in protocol.
Rates in the dispute was raised as the DUP refused to take part in a power- Managing director at Stormont, unless protocol changes radically.
Changes proposed government include creating “green corridor” for allow goods for pass no checks from the UK to Northern Ireland until they’re destined for Republic of Ireland. It would be give United Kingdom more powers to change VAT in Northern Ireland.
But Vale de Almeida turned down the offer. ” problem with this approach, we believe, is that it is not necessarily solve Any problems and this is likely to create more problems”.
He adviced instead that the UK government back to offers for applying protocol already made EU. Truss dismissed this as worsening the situation, but Brussels said ministers were not yet fully engaged. with them.
“We believe that what we put on table, possibility of these proposals have not yet been exhausted,” the ambassador said. “There is untapped potential in these proposals for us find solutions – provided that we are focused on searching of decisions”.
He argued that a difficult relationship over in protocol there was a knockon effect on other aspects of UK-EU relations, including UK involvement in Horizon program of scientific cooperation.
recognizing the importance of British scientists to Almeida’s scheme acknowledged that it was “collateral damage”. in confrontation over in protocol.
