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The UK vote on the Brexit agreement sparked disappointment in Europe. However, representatives of the EU and member states show little willingness to continue to welcome the United Kingdom.
With the rejection of the Treaty on Brexit in the British House of Commons, in the eyes of the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the danger of a "disorderly exit" without an agreement has increased. Although the EU does not want this, the European Commission will continue its preparations for a no-deal-Brexit, Juncker said. He called on Britain "to clarify his intentions as soon as possible". "Time has almost expired."
EU Council President Donald Tusk suggested that the British should think twice about staying in the EU. "If an agreement is impossible and nobody wants an agreement, who will have the courage to say what is the only positive solution?", He asked on Twitter.
Scholz: Europe is ready
Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke of a "bitter day for Europe". "We are prepared", assured the Minister of Finance on Twitter. "But an unregulated Brexit is the worst of all possibilities" – which applies to the EU, "especially" but to Britain.
The deputies ask for clarity
CDU MEP Elmar Brok expects a response from the British government. "The defeat in the House of Commons for the withdrawal agreement was so high that the British government is now on the move." London must now present a proposal on how to proceed. Brok is Brexit representative of the EPP group in the European Parliament.
MP Liberal of Parliament Guy Verhofstadt tweeted: "The British Parliament has said what it does not want, and now it's time to find out what the British MPs want, while safeguarding the rights of citizens".
The leader of the Green Group Ska Keller saw the defeat in May but also the possibility of overcoming the blockade in the British Parliament. "The time of political games is over," he said. British politicians must now work on a solution to prevent unregulated Brexit.
BDI and DIHK warn of the consequences
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) warned of the dramatic consequences of the decision. "The companies on both sides of the Channel continue to be suspended in the air, and a chaotic Brexit is in dangerous proximity," said BDI CEO Joachim Lang.
The president DIHK, Eric Schweitzer, has invited the German companies to prepare for a Brexit without rules. "Without agreement, the Brexit risks running completely without rules", he warned. Companies have no planning certainty.
He briefly refuses to renegotiate
The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz also regrets the result of the vote on Twitter. "There will certainly be no renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement," he writes.
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