Britain’s new bill violated the Brexit agreement and was approved and refused to amend according to EU requirements

　　China News Service, September 11, reported that on the 10th, the European Union and the United Kingdom conducted emergency negotiations on the Internal Market Act.

The European Union claimed that the draft bill proposed by the United Kingdom "seriously undermined" mutual trust between the two parties and requested the United Kingdom to amend the bill before the end of September.

However, the British side insisted that the government has "clearly" stated that it will not withdraw the bill.

Data map: British Prime Minister Johnson.

　　On the 10th, Sevkovic, Vice President of the European Commission, went to London to meet with Michael Gove, Director of the British Cabinet Office. The two sides held emergency consultations, and Sevkovic issued a statement afterwards.

　　The statement stated that the Northern Ireland issue is an important part of the Brexit agreement, and the purpose is to protect the peace and stability of the island of Ireland. This is the result of long, detailed and difficult negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom. If the British government passes a bill that violates the Brexit agreement It not only violates international law, but also severely undermines trust, putting the ongoing negotiations on the future relations between Europe and Britain at risk.

　　Sevkovic called on the British government to revise the relevant content before the end of September, and said that the Brexit agreement contains many mechanisms and legal remedies, and the EU will not hesitate to use it when it needs to resolve violations of its legal obligations.

　　However, Gove emphasized that the British government has "clearly" stated that it will not withdraw the bill.

He pointed out that the British Parliament enjoys sovereignty and has the right to pass laws that violate British international treaties.

The bill has yet to be passed by the British Parliament to become law.

　　The European Union and the United Kingdom reached a Brexit agreement last year, in which Northern Ireland, which belongs to the United Kingdom, will continue to apply the European Union’s single market regulations to avoid a physical “hard border” between Northern Ireland and Ireland which is a member of the European Union.

　　However, the newly proposed "Internal Market Act" in the United Kingdom is to ensure that after the United Kingdom leaves the EU single market and customs union, seamless trade between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is still possible. Therefore, it is proposed that if the United Kingdom and Europe cannot reach a trade agreement, 2021 British officials have the right to amend or repeal relevant regulations starting from January 2008.

　　The UK officially left the EU in January 2020, but the relationship with the EU is still in a transitional period before the end of the year, and the two sides are negotiating a new trade agreement.