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EU countries say a Brexit battle is the last thing they need Macron’s comment badly received, Truss team downplays ‘joke’ Europeans are preparing for the confrontation with Article 16

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe awaits the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister with a mixture of excitement and concern: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and runaway inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle. Frontrunner in a ruling Conservative party contest to succeed Boris Johnson, Truss has few fans across the 27-nation European Union to begin with. As foreign secretary, he championed legislation that would unilaterally destroy part of Britain’s divorce deal with the EU and promised, as prime minister, to approve it – a move that would put London on a collision course with Brussels. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Her rhetoric during the leadership campaign, while aimed at members of her party who enjoy some bad mouthing of France and the EU in general, will not have helped much. Asked last month whether French President Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe” of Britain, she replied: “The jury is out.” read more “In the current context, it’s baffling that he thinks he can afford to make such remarks,” said a Brussels-based diplomat. “We are 200% focused on the war in Ukraine, the rampant inflation. We have no time to waste on that.” Truss campaign officials said the comments were a “joke” and unlikely to have a lasting impact on Franco-British relations. But a French government source said the comments highlighted a lack of trust between Paris and London, which has been fueled by accusations that Macron has not done enough to stem the flow of migrants crossing English shores by boat.

TACKLE FOR A ROUGH RIDE

In Germany, members of the ruling coalition were unimpressed by Truss and bemoaned what they see as the EU attacking the EU to distract from Britain’s growing domestic issues. “Someone also needs to give the new prime minister a chance,” said Nils Schmid, foreign policy spokesman for the ruling Social Democratic party. “But anyone who thought things couldn’t get any worse after Johnson has been proven wrong. Many of Ms. Truss’s statements are unfortunate or wrong.” EU diplomats say that although Truss was initially opposed to Britain leaving the bloc ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum, she wholeheartedly supported it as part of Johnson’s cabinet and so is unlikely to bring a more conciliatory approach to thorny issues after Brexit. Britain left the bloc on January 31, 2020, but has since been mired in a dispute over the rules it had agreed on over trade arrangements for the province of Northern Ireland. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal, the province remained in the EU’s single market for goods and customs union, maintaining its open border with EU member Ireland. Britain says this arrangement, which effectively places a customs border on the Irish Sea, is unenforceable and the bill now going through parliament would dismantle it. The EU has already launched legal proceedings for violations of the binding treaty it supports. However, Truss appears determined to press ahead with the bill and – according to some reports – could trigger a so-called “Article 16” emergency provision to take unilateral action in Northern Ireland within days of taking office next week. This would increase tensions with the EU executive, the European Commission, and could eventually lead to a trade war, with the EU imposing tariffs on British goods. “The Commission will be at the forefront and have a very firm response,” said the Brussels-based diplomat. “The Europeans are all on the same solid line.” A member of the Truss campaign said he hoped a change of government would bring a reset to Europe, but while he would have preferred a negotiated settlement of the Northern Ireland impasse, triggering Article 16 was an option. “This will not be the default option, but we will not shy away from making difficult decisions,” the official said. A veteran Brussels ambassador said Europeans were bracing for a rough ride: “It’s going to be rock and roll,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau in Paris. Andrew MacAskill in London. Andreas Rinke in Berlin. Belen Carreno in Madrid. Edited by John Chalmers Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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EU countries say a Brexit battle is the last thing they need Macron’s comment badly received, Truss team downplays ‘joke’ Europeans are preparing for the confrontation with Article 16

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe awaits the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister with a mixture of excitement and concern: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and runaway inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle. Frontrunner in a ruling Conservative party contest to succeed Boris Johnson, Truss has few fans across the 27-nation European Union to begin with. As foreign secretary, he championed legislation that would unilaterally destroy part of Britain’s divorce deal with the EU and promised, as prime minister, to approve it – a move that would put London on a collision course with Brussels. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Her rhetoric during the leadership campaign, while aimed at members of her party who enjoy some bad mouthing of France and the EU in general, will not have helped much. Asked last month whether French President Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe” of Britain, she replied: “The jury is out.” read more “In the current context, it’s baffling that he thinks he can afford to make such remarks,” said a Brussels-based diplomat. “We are 200% focused on the war in Ukraine, the rampant inflation. We have no time to waste on that.” Truss campaign officials said the comments were a “joke” and unlikely to have a lasting impact on Franco-British relations. But a French government source said the comments highlighted a lack of trust between Paris and London, which has been fueled by accusations that Macron has not done enough to stem the flow of migrants crossing English shores by boat.

TACKLE FOR A ROUGH RIDE

In Germany, members of the ruling coalition were unimpressed by Truss and bemoaned what they see as the EU attacking the EU to distract from Britain’s growing domestic issues. “Someone also needs to give the new prime minister a chance,” said Nils Schmid, foreign policy spokesman for the ruling Social Democratic party. “But anyone who thought things couldn’t get any worse after Johnson has been proven wrong. Many of Ms. Truss’s statements are unfortunate or wrong.” EU diplomats say that although Truss was initially opposed to Britain leaving the bloc ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum, she wholeheartedly supported it as part of Johnson’s cabinet and so is unlikely to bring a more conciliatory approach to thorny issues after Brexit. Britain left the bloc on January 31, 2020, but has since been mired in a dispute over the rules it had agreed on over trade arrangements for the province of Northern Ireland. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal, the province remained in the EU’s single market for goods and customs union, maintaining its open border with EU member Ireland. Britain says this arrangement, which effectively places a customs border on the Irish Sea, is unenforceable and the bill now going through parliament would dismantle it. The EU has already launched legal proceedings for violations of the binding treaty it supports. However, Truss appears determined to press ahead with the bill and – according to some reports – could trigger a so-called “Article 16” emergency provision to take unilateral action in Northern Ireland within days of taking office next week. This would increase tensions with the EU executive, the European Commission, and could eventually lead to a trade war, with the EU imposing tariffs on British goods. “The Commission will be at the forefront and have a very firm response,” said the Brussels-based diplomat. “The Europeans are all on the same solid line.” A member of the Truss campaign said he hoped a change of government would bring a reset to Europe, but while he would have preferred a negotiated settlement of the Northern Ireland impasse, triggering Article 16 was an option. “This will not be the default option, but we will not shy away from making difficult decisions,” the official said. A veteran Brussels ambassador said Europeans were bracing for a rough ride: “It’s going to be rock and roll,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau in Paris. Andrew MacAskill in London. Andreas Rinke in Berlin. Belen Carreno in Madrid. Edited by John Chalmers Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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EU countries say a Brexit battle is the last thing they need Macron’s comment badly received, Truss team downplays ‘joke’ Europeans are preparing for the confrontation with Article 16

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe awaits the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister with a mixture of excitement and concern: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and runaway inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle. Frontrunner in a ruling Conservative party contest to succeed Boris Johnson, Truss has few fans across the 27-nation European Union to begin with. As foreign secretary, he championed legislation that would unilaterally destroy part of Britain’s divorce deal with the EU and promised, as prime minister, to approve it – a move that would put London on a collision course with Brussels. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Her rhetoric during the leadership campaign, while aimed at members of her party who enjoy some bad mouthing of France and the EU in general, will not have helped much. Asked last month whether French President Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe” of Britain, she replied: “The jury is out.” read more “In the current context, it’s baffling that he thinks he can afford to make such remarks,” said a Brussels-based diplomat. “We are 200% focused on the war in Ukraine, the rampant inflation. We have no time to waste on that.” Truss campaign officials said the comments were a “joke” and unlikely to have a lasting impact on Franco-British relations. But a French government source said the comments highlighted a lack of trust between Paris and London, which has been fueled by accusations that Macron has not done enough to stem the flow of migrants crossing English shores by boat.

TACKLE FOR A ROUGH RIDE

In Germany, members of the ruling coalition were unimpressed by Truss and bemoaned what they see as the EU attacking the EU to distract from Britain’s growing domestic issues. “Someone also needs to give the new prime minister a chance,” said Nils Schmid, foreign policy spokesman for the ruling Social Democratic party. “But anyone who thought things couldn’t get any worse after Johnson has been proven wrong. Many of Ms. Truss’s statements are unfortunate or wrong.” EU diplomats say that although Truss was initially opposed to Britain leaving the bloc ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum, she wholeheartedly supported it as part of Johnson’s cabinet and so is unlikely to bring a more conciliatory approach to thorny issues after Brexit. Britain left the bloc on January 31, 2020, but has since been mired in a dispute over the rules it had agreed on over trade arrangements for the province of Northern Ireland. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal, the province remained in the EU’s single market for goods and customs union, maintaining its open border with EU member Ireland. Britain says this arrangement, which effectively places a customs border on the Irish Sea, is unenforceable and the bill now going through parliament would dismantle it. The EU has already launched legal proceedings for violations of the binding treaty it supports. However, Truss appears determined to press ahead with the bill and – according to some reports – could trigger a so-called “Article 16” emergency provision to take unilateral action in Northern Ireland within days of taking office next week. This would increase tensions with the EU executive, the European Commission, and could eventually lead to a trade war, with the EU imposing tariffs on British goods. “The Commission will be at the forefront and have a very firm response,” said the Brussels-based diplomat. “The Europeans are all on the same solid line.” A member of the Truss campaign said he hoped a change of government would bring a reset to Europe, but while he would have preferred a negotiated settlement of the Northern Ireland impasse, triggering Article 16 was an option. “This will not be the default option, but we will not shy away from making difficult decisions,” the official said. A veteran Brussels ambassador said Europeans were bracing for a rough ride: “It’s going to be rock and roll,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau in Paris. Andrew MacAskill in London. Andreas Rinke in Berlin. Belen Carreno in Madrid. Edited by John Chalmers Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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EU countries say a Brexit battle is the last thing they need Macron’s comment badly received, Truss team downplays ‘joke’ Europeans are preparing for the confrontation with Article 16

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Europe awaits the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister with a mixture of excitement and concern: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and runaway inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle. Frontrunner in a ruling Conservative party contest to succeed Boris Johnson, Truss has few fans across the 27-nation European Union to begin with. As foreign secretary, he championed legislation that would unilaterally destroy part of Britain’s divorce deal with the EU and promised, as prime minister, to approve it – a move that would put London on a collision course with Brussels. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Her rhetoric during the leadership campaign, while aimed at members of her party who enjoy some bad mouthing of France and the EU in general, will not have helped much. Asked last month whether French President Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe” of Britain, she replied: “The jury is out.” read more “In the current context, it’s baffling that he thinks he can afford to make such remarks,” said a Brussels-based diplomat. “We are 200% focused on the war in Ukraine, the rampant inflation. We have no time to waste on that.” Truss campaign officials said the comments were a “joke” and unlikely to have a lasting impact on Franco-British relations. But a French government source said the comments highlighted a lack of trust between Paris and London, which has been fueled by accusations that Macron has not done enough to stem the flow of migrants crossing English shores by boat.

TACKLE FOR A ROUGH RIDE

In Germany, members of the ruling coalition were unimpressed by Truss and bemoaned what they see as the EU attacking the EU to distract from Britain’s growing domestic issues. “Someone also needs to give the new prime minister a chance,” said Nils Schmid, foreign policy spokesman for the ruling Social Democratic party. “But anyone who thought things couldn’t get any worse after Johnson has been proven wrong. Many of Ms. Truss’s statements are unfortunate or wrong.” EU diplomats say that although Truss was initially opposed to Britain leaving the bloc ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum, she wholeheartedly supported it as part of Johnson’s cabinet and so is unlikely to bring a more conciliatory approach to thorny issues after Brexit. Britain left the bloc on January 31, 2020, but has since been mired in a dispute over the rules it had agreed on over trade arrangements for the province of Northern Ireland. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal, the province remained in the EU’s single market for goods and customs union, maintaining its open border with EU member Ireland. Britain says this arrangement, which effectively places a customs border on the Irish Sea, is unenforceable and the bill now going through parliament would dismantle it. The EU has already launched legal proceedings for violations of the binding treaty it supports. However, Truss appears determined to press ahead with the bill and – according to some reports – could trigger a so-called “Article 16” emergency provision to take unilateral action in Northern Ireland within days of taking office next week. This would increase tensions with the EU executive, the European Commission, and could eventually lead to a trade war, with the EU imposing tariffs on British goods. “The Commission will be at the forefront and have a very firm response,” said the Brussels-based diplomat. “The Europeans are all on the same solid line.” A member of the Truss campaign said he hoped a change of government would bring a reset to Europe, but while he would have preferred a negotiated settlement of the Northern Ireland impasse, triggering Article 16 was an option. “This will not be the default option, but we will not shy away from making difficult decisions,” the official said. A veteran Brussels ambassador said Europeans were bracing for a rough ride: “It’s going to be rock and roll,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau in Paris. Andrew MacAskill in London. Andreas Rinke in Berlin. Belen Carreno in Madrid. Edited by John Chalmers Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.