{"id":110297,"date":"2022-06-15T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=110297"},"modified":"2022-06-15T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:56:25","slug":"meps-call-on-uk-not-to-adopt-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/meps-call-on-uk-not-to-adopt-new-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"MEPs call on UK not to adopt new bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK Contact Group co-Chairs David McAllister, Bernd Lange and Nathalie Loiseau issued the following statement on Tuesday after a meeting with Commission Vice-President Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We are deeply concerned with the UK\u2019s unilateral action, which constitutes a serious and unacceptable breach of international law. The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill puts into question the credibility of the UK Government to comply with its international obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, damages mutual trust and creates uncertainty for people, investors and business in Northern Ireland. We call upon the UK government and UK Parliament not to adopt the proposed bill and to return to the discussion table to find practical, flexible and durable solutions within the legal framework of the Protocol.<\/p>\n

The EU-UK relationship must be based on full respect of our mutually agreed, legally binding commitments. We recall that the conclusion of the Withdrawal Agreement was a pre-condition for the negotiation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.<\/p>\n

The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland can only be implemented through genuine dialogue.<\/p>\n

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Council updates EU fishing rights for 2022 to reflect agreement with UK<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We support Commission Vice-President Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d, co-Chair of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council, in his approach to secure the implementation of the Protocol by reacting proportionately to the UK Government\u2019s unilateral action, while continuing to engage with the people and businesses in Northern Ireland to find practical solutions. The recent legislation on medicines and the package put forward by the Commission in October 2021 show that the Protocol provides for flexibility. We fully support the European Commission\u2019s call on the UK government to engage on joint solutions.<\/p>\n

The European Parliament\u2019s UK Contact Group stresses that:<\/p>\n