UK will not accept any form of membership in the Customs Union of the EU after Brexit

KIEV. 5 Feb. UNN. The office of the Prime Minister of great Britain Theresa may rejects the prospect of any form of the country’s membership in the Customs Union of the EU after withdrawal from the community (Brexit). Inform on it UNN with reference to the newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

“We should be able to sign trade agreements with the rest of the world, so continued membership in the Customs Union of the EU is not our policy. Stay at any of the customs Union — not our policy ”, – leads edition of the words of the interlocutor of the office in Downing street, 10. He also said that in the United Kingdom is “great company” and the government intends to “strengthen their ability to export” their products. “We don’t want to do anything that restricts these opportunities,” said the employee.

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This line, according to the newspaper, represents a significant change in the position of Mae, who Friday refused to rule out the possibility of continued membership in the Customs Union of the EU. To approve The Daily Telegraph, now the Prime Minister wants to reach such an agreement with Brussels, in which the relations between Britain and the community, there would be clearly regulated customs mechanism to ensure unimpeded trade with the countries of continental Europe and at the same time allowing London to negotiate trade agreements with the world. However, critics of the British position in Brussels believe that this task is impossible, since it resembles the pursuit of two hares.

According to the publication, another option considered by the Mei is the output of “customs partnership” with the EU, in which the approach to the customs regime on the border would have been such that there would be no need for the existence of this limit. However, with this line, as noted in the article, is unlikely to agree Brexit supporters in the British government, as it positions the UK and EU will be an obstacle to the conclusion of the London global trade agreements.

As previously reported UNN, general the volume of commercial transactions following a three-day visit of Prime Ministerka the UK Theresa may in China exceeded 9.3 billion pounds (13.1 billion US dollars).