Britain And Europe Still Need Approval From The European Parliament And The European Council To Reach The Agreement On "Off Europe".

On October 17th, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Juncker announced that Britain and the European Union had reached a new agreement on "off Europe". Subsequently, the European Union responsible for Britain's "off Europe" negotiator Michel Baniya introduced the relevant situation at the news conference.

Michel Barnier

Reported that Baniya said the agreement has been reached. Johnson will submit it to the 27 European Union at the EU summit later. Speaking of the negotiation process, Baniya said that negotiations are sometimes "very difficult". But they finally came to an agreement. The contents of the agreement are now open, mainly involving the Northern Ireland border, customs union and other issues. Baniya also mentioned that according to the previous agreement, the "transition from Europe" will continue until the end of 2020. After the new agreement is reached, the transition period may be extended for 1 or 2 years.

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Referring to the approval process after the agreement, Baniya said that after the European Parliament approved the agreement, the European Council must formally pass the agreement. However, he said, "the Council will not approve this agreement today." The Council of Europe will propose amendments to the draft. He stressed that this is only a draft.

Finally, Baniya said he had done what he should do, and he believed that the bill could be approved by October 31st.

The issue of "off Europe" has always been a top priority for the UK. The queen of England issued a regular annual parliamentary speech at the house of Commons on October 14th, saying that the first task of the British government has been to ensure that Britain left the EU in October 31st. "Our government plans to establish a new partnership with the EU on the basis of free trade and friendly cooperation," the queen said.

With the arrival of the deadline for "de Europe", the United Kingdom and the European Union are racing against time. The negotiations between the two sides on the "off Europe" agreement lasted from 15 to 16.