EU wants UK to pay a price for Brexit or no deal

There may be no Brexit deal between the UK and European Union and both sides are considering steps:

30 August 2018

BERLIN – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the bloc must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, even if its goal was an orderly exit.

The EU needed to be well prepared for everything, Barnier said, telling German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk: “That includes the no-deal scenario.”

He said the issue of the Irish border with Northern Ireland was “the most sensitive point” of the negotiations. Of a solution to the issue, he added: “I think that is possible.” …

With seven months to go until Britain is due to leave the EU, the two sides are yet to reach a divorce deal. Officials increasingly expect an informal October deadline to slip into November. https://ewn.co.za/2018/08/30/eu-s-barnier-says-must-prepare-for-a-no-deal-brexit

30 August 2018

BRITAIN is drawing up plans to build a multimillion pound port to supply its military base in Cyprus in case of a no-deal Brexit, according to officials.

Officials fear that equipment and other goods heading for RAF Akrotiri would be heavily restricted if Britain were to crash out of the European Union without a trade agreement.

The RAF base, which is located on Cyprus’ southern tip, is currently supplied by through the island’s commercial ports. However, any customs or other inspections implemented by Brussels in event of a no-deal Brexit could cripple operations.

The Ministry of Defence is reported to be planning to spend tens of millions in order to upscale RAF Akrotiri’s small port in order to cope with the extra shipments while circumnavigating any potential no-deal customs checks. …

A Government spokesman said: “We remain absolutely confident that we are going to secure a good deal as that is in the interests of both the UK and the EU and we working with the government of Gibraltar and our European partners to ensure this.

“At the same time, it is right that we make sensible precautions for no deal, to avoid any potential disruption in Gibraltar of the sovereign base areas in Cyprus.” https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1010531/Brexit-news-no-deal-planning-Ministry-of-Defence-RAF-Akrotiri-Cyprus-port-latest

The UK keeps hoping to come up with some type of plan to leave the European Union that will not hurt it. Well the EU considers that Brexit is a UK problem caused by the UK. It wants the UK to suffer:

Germany and EU tell UK: No Brexit cherry-picking

European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier came to the German capital for talks with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, after which they appeared before a handful of cameras and reporters to offer similar statements.

“In the end, it will come down to the fact that we will resist the so-called cherry-picking,” said Maas, following familiar declarations of sorrow that Britain had chosen to part ways, and that Germany, like all the other 27 remaining EU member states, wanted a close relationship with the UK in future.

However, both men remained optimistic that an agreement could be reached – that there would be no “disorganized Brexit.” Barnier said a deal had been reached on a majority of the issues, while Maas professed that the “last big hurdle” was the question of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

“We are firmly convinced that the exit agreement must guarantee that Brexit must not lead to a hard border in Northern Ireland,” said Maas. “It is important that this guarantee must be valid regardless of how the EU and Britain will shape its new relationship.” … “It cannot be that Britain on its side just picks out all the positive points for itself,” the German minister added, leaving the impression that “leaving the European Union entails no disadvantage at all.” 08/29/18 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-eu-tell-uk-no-brexit-cherry-picking/a-45284510

The EU wants the UK to be disadvantaged for leaving the EU, as Heiko Maas said.

Notice one European view of Brexit:

Photograph: Paresh Nath/Khaleej Times

The above is how Brexit was shown on an English-language test in a school in Germany (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/04/project-fantasy-german-exam-question-debates-brexit-reality).

The EU’s basic position is that the UK wanted to be in the EU, the UK approved the Lisbon treaty, and now the UK does not want to fund the EU as it agreed to, but instead wants to leave and have full market access. The EU does not like that at all and essentially blames the UK for any current and future Brexit-related problems.

The fact of Brexit and the EU’s response to it have been pushing the Brits to conclude that they need to move closer to the USA, and farther from Europe, on some matters. Though some statements from US President Donald Trump have complicated that.

But the presence of Donald Trump has also resulted in the Europeans increasing military cooperation among themselves and moving further away from the USA.

Despite what British and American politicians hope for, the world, under European influence, will turn against the USA (cf. Daniel 11:39; see also USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses) and the UK. We are seeing more turn more against the USA and the UK.

We will see if there is a ‘hard Brexit’ (no special deal) or a ‘soft Brexit’ (some type of deal).

Notice also the following:

Back May’s Brexit plan or risk no deal, David Lidington tells EU

The EU must back Theresa May’s Brexit plan or risk the UK leaving without a deal, the most senior member of the UK PM’s cabinet has said.

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said the European Commission’s proposals remained unacceptable.

And he appealed for compromise from the EU side in Brexit talks.

Speaking to a French business conference, Mr Lidington, who is Mrs May’s de facto second-in-command, suggested there were only two choices on the table as Brexit talks entered a critical phase.

“With exactly seven months until the end of Article 50 process and less than two months ahead of the October European Council, we face the choice between the pragmatic proposals we are discussing now with the European Commission, or the risk of there being no deal.

“The alternative models do not meet the level of ambition or the outcome we all want to see delivered.

“So, we need the EU to engage with us on our positive vision of the future relationship.” 08/29/18 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45344203

So far it seems that what the EU is willing to accept has been UNACCEPTABLE to the UK. Beyond trade, there remain serious issues with Northern Ireland, as well as Gibraltar, that can trash any deal.

Officially, the EU considers Brexit a UK problem and it has been firm on certain points that the Brits do not care for.

Ultimately, this will not turn out well for the UK (cf. Daniel 8:24-25; Isaiah 17:3).

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