Global Fellow Michelle Egan on Brexit Deal
“With last-minute wrangling on a UK-EU trade deal to meet the December deadline, Boris Johnson will likely claim a win. Even though it will require close scrutiny to determine the details within the thousands of pages, we know that the Johnson government pushed for strategic autonomy (to use a well-known EU phrase) over market access. The end result will be a situation where British businesses will face new rules and red tape in January with limited preparation time as the recent chaos in Kent illustrated. That said, as the trade deal is published, we can look at the compromises on fish, aviation, road haulage and then realize that much work will continue in managing the treaty obligations. The deal will now have to be provisionally applied. The expectation is that the House of Commons will be given almost no scrutiny to review the deal. The Council can provisionally apply the deal by written procedure as it does not require a vote. That leaves the European Parliament which must give its assent to the agreement.”
About the Author
Michelle Egan
Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, School of International Service, American University
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
