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European Parliament delays decision on vote to approve Brexit deal after UK ‘violation’ of agreementEurope 2021-03-05, by Editor Comments Off 3
The European Parliament has delayed deciding a date for the vote to approve the Brexit trade deal with the UK after London “violated” the terms of the agreement.
The Conference of Presidents – a body consisting of the Parliament’s president and the chairs of its political groupings – agreed to postpone the decision until they meet next week, a source at the European Parliament told Euronews.
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Speaking in response to the British government decision to unilaterally extend the supermarket grace period agreed in December, Martin Schirdewan, Co-President of The Left Group in the European Parliament and member of the UK Coordination Group, said:
“The idea of the grace periods agreed in December between Michael Gove and EU Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič was to allow the British government to put in place the systems, and supermarkets and retailers to make the necessary adjustments to their supply chains, required by the Irish Protocol. This has not happened.”
“The very real problems that are being encountered are a consequence of Brexit – not of the Protocol. The Protocol is the only way that could be found to protect the Good Friday Agreement and EU Treaties while respecting the British decision to leave the EU. By refusing to fully implement the Protocol the British are refusing to face up to the reality of what they have decided in leaving the EU and w
Giving evidence to Holyrood’s Europe and Culture Committee this morning, the MEP, added: I ve got to be diplomatic, I won t say mess, but this whole Brexit has caused so many problems. It s just so unfortunate because if you look at the world there are so many other things we could be dealing with. But, of course, we respect every decision taken in London, even though we are still very, very sad.
Speaking to the Committee, he stressed the trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve was unprecedented , being the first the EU had negotiated with a former member state.
David McAllister addressed Holyrood s Europe Committee (Image: Express Newspapers/Scottish Parliament)
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