Brexit before “No-Deal” – New sanctions against Turkey
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It is the last regular EU summit this year and the last one under the German Council Presidency. One of the main topics of discussion was the budget dispute with Poland and Hungary.
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The way for the EU budget and the billions in Corona aid is free. According to Boris Johnson, Brexit increases the likelihood of a farewell without a trade agreement. The EU will impose new sanctions on Turkey.
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Dhe EU heads of state and government have wrapped up the financial package worth over 1.8 trillion euros. At the EU summit, all 27 member states voted in Brussels on Thursday for a compromise proposal. That shared the EU summit leader Charles Michel Twitter With. Hungary and Poland had blocked important decisions for weeks.
The reason was their rejection of a new rule of law clause. Hungary and Poland wanted to prevent the payment of EU money from being tied to compliance with the rule of law. On Wednesday, the German EU Council Presidency negotiated a compromise with both states that was supposed to lift the blockade.
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DThis stipulated that the rule of law mechanism itself would not be untied again. However, it is specified that the link between payments and the rule of law will not come until the European Court of Justice has decided on the legality of the procedure. This is expected in 2022.
The EU Commission emphasizes that this is not a problem because it will take a while until the specific details of the mechanism have been worked out. However, the next parliamentary election in Hungary is planned for 2022, in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants to run again.
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The heads of state and government also agreed to extend the economic sanctions against Russia. Because of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the rules will be extended by six months, said a spokesman for Council President Michel.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described the compromise negotiated as a “double victory”. “On the one hand, the EU budget can start and Poland will get 770 billion zloty (174 billion euros) from it. On the other hand, these funds are secured because the mechanism of the conditions was limited by very precise criteria, ”said Morawiecki on Thursday in Brussels. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said: “Common sense has won”. “
New sanctions against Turkey
The EU will impose new sanctions on Turkey. The reason for this is the unauthorized Turkish gas exploration off Cyprus, according to a decision by the heads of state and government at the EU summit in Brussels.
The sanctions could affect both individuals and companies involved in test wells that are deemed illegal. They are to be finally decided by the Council of Ministers and include entry bans and property freezes.
For the time being, however, there will be no sanctions against entire branches of the economy or an EU arms embargo. Appropriate demands because of the persistent confrontational politics of the government in Ankara did not find the necessary unanimous support.
According to the decision made on Friday night, more far-reaching steps could be initiated at the next regular EU summit on March 25 and 26 next year. Until then, the EU Commission and the Foreign Service should work out further options for action. They are also expected to present a report on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the political and economic relations between the EU and Turkey.
Turkey has been criticized primarily for its controversial gas exploration in sea areas off Cyprus and near Greek islands. Provocations in the conflict over the partition of Cyprus and violations of the UN arms embargo against Libya are also considered unacceptable. Turkey rejects the allegations.
Brexit negotiations could end without an agreement
So far there has been no result in the Brexit talks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on the British to prepare for the failure of talks with the EU on a trade deal. There is “now a high probability” that the negotiations will end without a deal, he said on British television. The negotiations between London and the EU should continue until Sunday.
He and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could not agree on compromises on Wednesday evening on the outstanding questions. There is still time until Sunday for a final attempt at negotiation, but the differences between the two sides are still great, Johnson’s office announced after the two had dinner in Brussels. Three areas have recently been particularly controversial: fishing rights, rules on fair competition and the settlement of future disputes.
Johnson said Thursday there is a strong possibility that there might be a solution that was more like Australia’s relationship with the EU than Canada’s relationship with the EU. Australia does not have a free trade agreement with the EU, but Canada does.
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