The first summit of UE-Reinian begins with agreements on fisheries and defense after the night conversations during the night
propagandaBrussels and London approved new fishing agreements, Energy, youth movement and defense, After the marathon talks Which ended a few hours before the celebration of the first UE-Reinian United Summit in history.
British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer, European Commission President, Ursula von der LinAnd the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, They plan to agree on three documents: A joint statement in which they provide common points on the main geopolitical challenges, the bond in security and defense, and a joint understanding.
For both parties, The initial goal of the summit was to show the close alignment Which is in the main global matters at a time The global multilateral system Post -war is being attacked by Moscow, Beijing, and now more and more, Washington.
but, Brexit ghost It did not take long, and bilateral and sectoral issues brought negotiations to the end, with the danger of the summit to become a failure. On the one hand, the European Union clung to its position that there is nothing agreed upon Until everything was agreed, while the British Labor Party government had to face the local elections in which the Nigel Farraj Reform Party, supporting Britain’s exit from the European Union, had good results.
Joint understandingThat determine the criteria for relations on a series of bilateral issues, including some fork such as fishing rights, and the health and final standards (MSF) and the movement of youth, are the most difficult to achieve, and The negotiations continued on Sunday night.
Politically, The most difficult sale to the host, Care StarmerEs Extending 12 years for full mutual access To water to the fish and that the European Court of Justice has a specialty in health and axioms.
Current fishing standards Its validity ends in June 2026, and the numbers mixed before the agreement closed a five -year extension. Secretary of the British companyOn Monday morning, Jonathan Reynolds insisted that the government did not explain in hunting for a greater appreciation in other matters, stressing that reaching the European Faculty of Fishing Industry market is “essential.”
“We need certainty, and we do not want to decide things annually.” Both parties insisted that the package is ambitiousBalanced, and most importantly, do not cross any of the red lines with which negotiations began.
A European Union official, for example, said thatThe summit shows that “we have introduced a new chapter in our relationships With the United Kingdom, a neighbor, an ally and a global partner, “we” pass a page and advance towards a new strategic association. “The negotiation process before this summit continued until the last minute. But negotiations have always evolved in good faith On both sides, the result is very positive for both of them, ”the official added.
This must continue in good faith, since thenMBAS parts will have to return quickly to the negotiating table To make the official nature of legal agreements, the sector agreements listed in joint understanding.
The same can be said about security and defensive cooperationSince the association, which was achieved on Monday, does not allow the United Kingdom after participating in the European Union’s safe program, gave it 150,000 million euros and is present to increase joint employment. For example, the amount of the UK has not yet been determined to contribute to the European Union’s budget to participate.
The tool that It is part of the European Union preparation plan 2030 To enhance the sector and the defensive capabilities of the mass, it includes the European preference that is called, according to what is around 65 % of the armament systems that are purchased in the European Union must be manufactured Or in the third countries that have agreements offered. This currently excludes the United Kingdom and defense manufacturers.
