MEPs reiterated that an association agreement between the
EU and the UK could provide an appropriate framework for
the future relationship, in a debate with Commission
President and EU chief
negotiator on the state of
play of the Brexit negotiations on Tuesday.
But they also stressed that whatever form of the future
relationship takes, it must respect the integrity of the EU
single market, customs union and four freedoms and
safeguard the EU legal order without allowing for a
sector-by-sector cherry-picking approach.
Finally, MEPs called for the EU-UK joint commitments on
citizens’ rights, financial obligations and the Irish
border issue to be translated into an orderly withdrawal
agreement, which must be completed before a possible
transition period can start.
Individual statements (replays):
Commission President
Deputy Minister Ms
Panayotova for the Bulgarian Council Presidency
Elmar Brok (EPP, DE)
Roberto Gualtieri
(S&D, IT)
Peter van Dalen (ECR,
NL)
Guy
Verhofstadt (ALDE, BE)
Philippe Lamberts
(Greens/EFA, BE)
Gabi
Zimmer (GUE/NLG,DE)
Nigel Farage (EFDD,
UK)
Janice Atkinson (ENF,
UK)
