Posted on 01/29/2018 8:51:36 PM PST by Michael van der Galien
European ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have rubber-stamped the EU-27's negotiating position for the Brexit period. The instructions for Michel Barnier, the block's chief negotiator with Britain, set a deadline for December 31, 2020, for the end of the transition, but with the caveat that this period can last longer if necessary.
That's highly problematic because the EU demands that Britain accepts all EU laws and the supremacy of the European Court of Justice during this transition. Britain must even abide by the EU's trade policy. This means that while Britain can negotiate trade deals with other countries during the transition period, they can only come into force after Britain has officially left the EU.
In other words, European ministers have agreed to let Brussels dictate the law to Britain during the transition period. The Brits get little to nothing in return for it, except that after those 21 months, they could have their sovereignty back. Even that is not guaranteed, however, because if the EU thinks it necessary, the transition period can be prolonged.
This also means that new EU rules will have to be accepted by Britain during that period. Note that Britain will not have a say about the implementation and acceptance of those new laws. Brussels will be London's master.
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The Brits response should be musical along the lines of....
Take your rules and shove them!
We aren’t part of you no more!
By pitching your fit you’re reminding us,
Why we walked out the door.
So take rules and shove them,
We aren’t part of you no more!
The EU loves to demand all sorts of things, but nary a word on the unruly guests they invited into the Bloc.
Ah, yes, the Brits have a long tradition of being responsive to Continental demands that they toe the line. Not responsive in a very nice way, but responsive.
How many divisions has Brussels?
Has the EU ever won a war?
Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Exactly. Sadly, the Brits have Theresa May as PM, which means they’ll say nothing of the sort.
Yep. There’s a reason we call it the EUSSR
Make no mistake about it: they’re working very hard on that. They want to create an EU army. And they’ll get it. Soon.
This is like a soon-to-be ex-wife deciding how the husband that left must live during the divorce proceedings.
RULE BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES!
BRITONS NEVER NEVER WILL BE SLAVES!
Apparently no longer true. The Brits should tell the EU to go screw itself and it’s damn court and evict all the invading Muslim scum, starting with that Mayor of Londonstan
This situation is not really a new one for Europe.
The ending won't be new either, another genocidal war against unassimilated aliens and a mass execution of the previously regime followed by intense balkanization.
I’m enjoying the British being in misery...a lot.
How about instead,” Rule Britannia “. “Britain’s never ever will be slaves.”
Dear EU, GF yourself... Sincerely, the Brits...
The Fuhrer lives!!!
The Limo-ed Brussocrats
It’s not that a dead cat couldn’t do their jobs better but by being a dead cat couldn’t do their jobs at all and their work going undone would be a boon to the world.
UK to EU: Jawohl!
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