BREXIT, EU-LONDON CLASH: EXPORT ALARM AND DUTIES RISK

Published 2020년 9월 14일

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to establish a food "freeze" between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, potentially leading to a customs border along the Irish Sea. He warned that such a move could break up the United Kingdom and has prompted the British government to introduce a bill to rewrite the post-Brexit agreement. Meanwhile, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has warned that the British economy could face significant consequences in the event of post-Brexit trade talks failing without a deal. Additionally, the potential new status of Great Britain as a third country could lead to administrative obstacles to exports and threaten the protection of Italian food products with geographical and quality indications, causing unfair competition from imitation products.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) accused the European Union of threatening to impose a food "freeze" between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, establishing a customs border along the Irish Sea if London does not accept its conditions for the post Brexit agreement. Johnson's complaint is contained in an article by his signature published in the Daily Telegraph, in which he warns that in this way Brussels risks breaking up the United Kingdom. Precisely the position of the EU, explains the premier, justifies the decision of his government to introduce a bill to rewrite the agreement to withdraw from the Union, a move that has caused alarm among the Tory MPs themselves. "We are told", writes BoJo, "that the EU will not only impose tariffs on goods in transit from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, but that it could block the transport of food products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland" . "I must say that I never believed that the EU would want to use a treaty, ...

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