London is calling on Brussels on Monday to unlock access to European scientific research programs for British researchers as provided for in the post-Brexit trade deal.
This is the message that the British Secretary of State for Europe, Leo Docherty, must convey at the Parliamentary Assembly of Association between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which is being held this Monday in London.
“win win”
This assembly brings together elected members of the European Parliament and the United Kingdom, whose mission is to supervise the application of the trade and cooperation agreement that establishes the rules in relations between both parties since Brexit.
“UK involvement would be beneficial to the UK and the EU, but the UK cannot wait any longer,” Mr Docherty will say, according to excerpts of his speech broadcast to the press.
“The European approach leads to intolerable uncertainty for our researchers and our companies,” he must insist.
London views the delay as a breach of the post-Brexit deal and has started formal consultations with Brussels as required by the deal’s dispute resolution provisions.
On the contrary, in his speech, Leo Docherty should welcome the cooperation between the EU and the UK in reaction to the Russian-initiated war in Ukraine.
Source: BFM TV
