News & Politics • May 19, 20:45 • Modified on May 19, 22:38 Satisfied Starmer: 'Britain back on the world stage' Author : BNR Web Editors The first summit between the EU and the UK after Brexit is a fact. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared with satisfaction that 'Great Britain is back on the world stage'. Several deals have been concluded between the EU and the UK. Among other things, a trade agreement has been concluded that according to UK correspondent Lia van Bekhoven is 'very important for the British'.
Since Brexit, it has been difficult for the British to export their products to the EU. Today's deal will remove many customs checks for products with an expiration date. According to Lia van Bekhoven, the trade agreement is very important. 'This means that it will be easier for a number of British products to be exported to the European Union. The hope is that more British people will now be interested in exporting these products to the EU', says van Bekhoven.
Fishing There is also a deal for fishing. However, Starmer is being severely criticised for this in his own country. A headline in the Daily Mail reads: 'Starmer accused of selling out Britain with Brexit surrender deal: Furious critics say PM has been 'done up like a kipper' by EU... and how much WILL it all cost?'
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation is also completely unhappy about the fisheries agreement. They describe the deal as 'disastrous'. The Scottish Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy, Kate Forbes, spoke of a 'huge betrayal of our fishing fleet'.
Read also Historic reset of EU-UK relations: multiple deals concluded Starmer, however, denies this. According to him, there is a 'win-win situation'. He therefore stated emphatically that there is no question of the UK returning to the EU.
Defense pact Furthermore, agreements have been made in the field of defense and migration. The new defense pact gives the British access to a new European defense pot of 150 billion euros.
