An Offer the EU and UK Cannot Refuse

<p>The EU reasonably expects a guarantee that Brexit will not compromise the integrity of its customs and regulatory territory. Hence its insistence on the Backstop. The UK reasonably expects a guarantee that it will not be locked into a permanent Customs (and regulatory) Union with the EU. He...

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Main Authors: Joseph H.H. Weiler, Daniel Sarmiento, Jonathan Faull
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/an-offer-the-eu-and-uk-cannot-refuse/
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description <p>The EU reasonably expects a guarantee that Brexit will not compromise the integrity of its customs and regulatory territory. Hence its insistence on the Backstop. The UK reasonably expects a guarantee that it will not be locked into a permanent Customs (and regulatory) Union with the EU. Hence its rejection of the Backstop. The resulting deadlock is hurling both parties into a No-Deal Brexit. This proposal, which includes features which have never been discussed, will guarantee the integrity and autonomy of the EU’s and UK’s respective customs and regulatory territories, and will require neither a Customs Union between the two nor a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-ebd6390e4c0240c3ac79199a50e2a0292022-12-22T02:14:11ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044An Offer the EU and UK Cannot RefuseJoseph H.H. WeilerDaniel SarmientoJonathan Faull<p>The EU reasonably expects a guarantee that Brexit will not compromise the integrity of its customs and regulatory territory. Hence its insistence on the Backstop. The UK reasonably expects a guarantee that it will not be locked into a permanent Customs (and regulatory) Union with the EU. Hence its rejection of the Backstop. The resulting deadlock is hurling both parties into a No-Deal Brexit. This proposal, which includes features which have never been discussed, will guarantee the integrity and autonomy of the EU’s and UK’s respective customs and regulatory territories, and will require neither a Customs Union between the two nor a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/an-offer-the-eu-and-uk-cannot-refuse/brexit, No-Deal Brexit, Northern Ireland Backstop
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