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Disappointment, impatience, perplexity: the observers' conclusion on Theresa Mays Brexit Plan B is decidedly negative. The federal government has invited the British to find a solution by a majority.
Prime Minister Theresa May had nothing new to offer to the House of Commons for the celebration of Brexit. As a result, their plan B was brought to the exit of the EU.
In a first reaction, the EU rejected the May decision to renegotiate. "We are always ready to meet and talk," said a spokesperson for EU Council President Donald Tusk. At the starting point, however, nothing has changed. The remaining 27 states of the EU had declared in December that the exit agreement negotiated with May could not be renegotiated. "I think there is no plan B", said the liberal leader of the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt.
Correspondent ARD Michael Grytz reported by Brussels that it has not seen signs of EU settlement. One has an open ear for May, but does not see an open contractual position. On the positive side, the May comments on the question of Northern Ireland had been resumed.
"I am disappointed"
Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the British government to make quick and consensual proposals in London. "The federal government expects the British government to accept proposals that are supported by the majority of the lower house," a government spokesman said. Germany continues to work for the orderly withdrawal of Britain from the EU.
His successor at the head of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, was impatient. He invited Parliament to London to finally arrive at a clear position. A change on the Brexit date "makes sense only if it is clear what will be said again". The ball is still "in the field of the English", said the head of the CDU.
Federal justice ministers Katarina Barley do not respect the so-called Plan B presented by May. "I'm disappointed," he says al Germany Radio, Barley called for a second Brexit referendum. They believe it is "highly democratic". A substantial renegotiation of the current contract between Great Britain and the EU was out of the question.
"May did not learn anything from his mistakes"
The European politician SPD Udo Bullmann described the situation in London as "nailed". To regain stability, May must ask people. Even the long-time Member Elmar Brok expressed disappointment in his speech in May. "I did not hear plan B. I just learned that the government and the opposition in Britain now want to talk to each other," the CDU politician told the news portal "t-online.de". Brok warned of the consequences of the lack of compromise between the various camps in the British Parliament. "If everyone continues to insist on their positions, nothing works, then the accident happens, the hard Brexit, even if nobody wants it".
The expert of the Brexit Green Party in the European Parliament, Terry Reintke, expressed similar criticisms and also called for a new referendum. "The so-called Plan B shows: May has learned nothing from their mistakes," said Reintke dpa.
Plan B: no new idea
May presented yesterday to the British Parliament its plan to leave the EU. However, he did not present concrete innovations in his speech. Above all, he emphasized what he did not want. A postponement of the withdrawal date rejected the month of May, just like a second referendum again. It has not yet ruled out that Britain would leave the European Union without an agreement.
According to current plans, the United Kingdom will leave the EU on March 29th. All attempts to find the appropriate regulations have failed so far. The exit agreement negotiated by May with the EU – its "Plan A" – had been rejected by the British Parliament last week by a large majority.
Now, May wants to renegotiate with the EU, especially on a particularly controversial point of agreement: the question of how a difficult border between Ireland and Northern Ireland can be prevented. The biggest criticism of May's opponents is the so-called "backstop" in the exit agreement, which states that the United Kingdom will remain in a customs union with the EU unless otherwise agreed.
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