EU Leaders Willing To Build Post-Brexit Relations With Britain
REPUBLIC WORLD SAYS EU leaders have hinted that they wish to build relations with the UK after seven turbulent years from the seismic Brexit vote, reported The Guardian. On Monday, representatives from all 27 member states said that they have been waiting to “develop further ties between the EU and the UK”. This comes after a deal was sealed on Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland. It is to be noted that the Windsor framework has been agreed between Rishi Sunak and the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen. In that, they have stressed the value of being “valuable partners with each other”.
Ambassadors and high commissioners of all the EU member states said: “Rediscovery of common interests and concerns have thus led to the Windsor framework and to a much welcome and necessary regain in trust in EU–UK relations.” Further, they added: “The task ahead is, therefore, to build on this re-engagement and to develop further the ties between the EU and the UK.” They also asserted: “A strong UK and a strong EU are valuable partners for each other. To our mutual advantage, we have the solid relations between our societies, our business and academic communities, and the need to ensure they continue engaging with and enriching each other in a mutually profitable and respectful manner.”