Europe

‘The credibility of the British government is at stake’: EPP’s Weber on Brexit talks standoff

Issued on: 15/06/2020 – 16:05Modified: 15/06/2020 – 16:05

The UK says there's "limited progress", the EU says Britain "is asking too much" – as talks over the UK's future relationship with the bloc hit fresh hurdles, the leader of the biggest political group in the EU Parliament, German MEP Manfred Weber, says it's up to Boris Johnson to clarify the direction he wants the Brexit negotiations to take.

Advertising

Weber tells FRANCE 24's Catherine Nicholson why he and his fellow EPP MEPs are insisting that the Political Declaration framework for the UK-EU deal be followed closely, despite the risk of the testy talks leading to a No Deal outcome.

We also discuss the reopening of EU internal and external borders; the EU's planned €750 billion Recovery Fund; anRead More – Source

[contf]
[contfnew]

france24

[contfnewc]
[contfnewc]

Related Articles

Europe

Spain holidays: Britons turn their back on Benidorm – ‘keep our money in our country’

express– BENIDORM business owners have shared their struggles after a lack of...

Europe

Why Portugal fears a backlash if Trump is re-elected US president

If the diplomatic spat between Portugal and the United States is anything...

Europe

Vienna attacker acted alone and had tried to join so-called Islamic State, say authorities

The man who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna...

Europe

Coronavirus: Italy has highest daily death toll in six months, Hungary, Netherlands set new measures

Italy recorded its highest daily COVID-19 death toll in nearly six months...