The European Parliament will vote on Tuesday 27 April on a long political resolution on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which will accompany a recommendation to adopt the agreement, which has been provisionally applied since 1 January.
In this draft text carried by the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and The Left groups, Parliament “warmly welcomes the conclusion of the trade and cooperation agreement which limits the negative consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the Union and establishes a framework of cooperation to serve as a basis for a strong and constructive future partnership, thus avoiding the most serious disruptions that would have been caused by a no deal scenario”. However, it stressed that Brexit “is a historic mistake” and that the UK “must also accept the consequences of leaving the Union” and accept that it will no longer have the same rights and benefits.
The resolution deplores the late nature of the agreement, which did not allow Parliament to fully exercise its prerogatives, but also the unilateral decisions of the United Kingdom on the Northern Ireland protocol.
The text thus invites “the Commission to pursue resolutely the infringement proceeding initiated against the United Kingdom”. And the ratification of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement will strengthen “the range of implementation instruments in relation to the withdrawal agreement ”.
Parliament is also “deeply concerned about the recent tensions in Northern Ireland”.
Link to the text: https://bit.ly/2RWUR0q (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)