“In the Light of the Guidelines”: Brexit and the European Council
During her speech at the Conservative Party conference on Sunday, Prime Minister Theresa May stated that the UK would be notifying the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU in accordance with Article 50(1) TEU by the end of March 2017 at the latest.
Earlier that day, during an interview on the BBC with Andrew Marr, the Prime Minister was asked what will happen immediately after the notification to leave the EU has been made.
The Prime Minister responded:
“Well, it’s for the European Union, the remaining members of the EU have to decide what the process of negotiation is. I hope, and I’ll be saying to them, that now that they know what our timing is going to be, it’s not an exact date but they know it’ll be in the first quarter of next year, that we’ll be able to have some preparatory work, so that once the trigger comes we have a smoother process of negotiation.”
Shortly after this announcement, European Council President Donald Tusk took to Twitter, stating that once Article 50 had been triggered, the remaining 27 EU Member States would “engage to safeguard [their] interests” – thus suggesting that no preliminary negotiations shall be conducted prior to such notification.
This exchange raises a fundamental question about the Article 50 TEU withdrawal process that has not yet been fully considered; namely, what role will the European Council play in this process?
By Darren Harvey
Bron: https://europeanlawblog.eu/?p=3375#more-3375
Opm. EMLS : Zie ook: https://emls.webnode.nl/news/brexit-wat-zijn-de-gevolgen-voor-de-rechtspraak-in-europa-en-in-het-bijzonder-voor-nederland/?_ga=1.223300760.262235868.1437744375
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Utrecht / Haaksbergen, 7 oktober 2016