UK administration policy "Positioning EU withdrawal as a priority issue" | NHK News

UK Administration Policy “Positioning EU withdrawal as a priority issue” October 15th, 06:06

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In England, a new parliament opened and Queen Elizabeth read the government's policy. At the end of this month, we decided to establish a new relationship with the EU based on free trade after positioning the EU as a priority issue.

In the UK, when the head of the government reads out the administration policy of the government at the start of a new session in parliament, Queen Elizabeth showed the Johnson administration's priority policy in front of the members of both Houses of Senate.

In this context, after positioning the exit from the EU at the end of this month as a priority issue for the government, “We will work towards a new relationship with the EU under free trade and friendly cooperation.” Expressed.

After the withdrawal, it will establish new systems for fishing, agriculture, and trade, as well as improve medical services and security.

However, negotiations with the EU side are still ongoing over the withdrawal at the end of this month, which is the premise of the administration policy, and the biggest focus is on reaching an agreement by the EU Summit starting on the 17th of this week. The

Even if they can agree with the EU side, if it is not approved by the British Parliament, which will be held on the 19th, Prime Minister Johnson is required to request the EU side to postpone the withdrawal.

For the UK, this week is an important week to determine if it will leave on time at the end of the month.

The movement for the next week will be a major focus

The move over the past week will be a major focus on whether we can avoid “no-agreement withdrawal” that could cause major disruption in the lives of citizens and economic activities before the end of the EU's withdrawal deadline.

Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Johnson made a new proposal to simplify the customs review of the border issue between Northern Ireland and Ireland, which is the biggest issue, but the gap between the two continues. I came.

However, following the agreement on the possibility of an agreement at the summit meeting between Prime Minister Johnson and Prime Minister Baracker of Ireland on the 10th of this month, negotiations between the UK and the EU and the two sides will accelerate discussions on the 11th. The negotiations continue at the practitioner level.

From the 17th of this month, the EU Summit will be held in a two-day schedule, and a formal agreement will be aimed at.

However, even if an agreement can be reached between the UK and the EU, “no withdrawal without agreement” is not necessarily avoided.

The UK needs to attach parliamentary consent on what has been agreed.

Therefore, on the 19th, the day after the EU summit meeting, we will open a special parliament and vote.

It is extremely unusual for the Congress to be held on Saturday. Since Prime Minister Johnson has lost a majority in the parliament, it will not be approved by the parliament unless there is a counterfeit from the opposition party.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Johnson is obliged to ask the EU to postpone the withdrawal deadline if it cannot agree with the EU by the 19th.

However, Prime Minister Johnson has repeatedly stressed that there is no postponement, and we can't predict where to go if we can't agree.

Although it has been over two weeks until the end of this month, the situation surrounding the withdrawal continues unpredictable.