Post by buccaneer on May 1, 2023 10:33:04 GMT
EU ambassadors believe the timing is right (after the "Windsor Framework Agreement" was agreed), to discuss with British interlocutors (no government and no politicians) to see how they can creep & lure Britain back closer into the EU's orbit.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-ambassadors-to-uk-to-discuss-post-brexit-relation-on-away-day-delegation-member-states-uk-think-tanks/
Keep them at arms length.
Let's hope, nothing too much comes from this.
A spokesperson for the delegation said further invites have been handed to U.K.-based think tanks — though not to British government officials or politicians — in order to promote a candid discussion.
A group of envoys had asked Serrano shortly after his arrival in London last year for more opportunities to discuss issues of common interest, arguing their current system of one-hour meetings every fortnight often fell short of time.
The invite nods at this request, stating that the retreat “serves as a networking and teambuilding event.”
Ambassadors have welcomed the timing of the initiative, after the U.K. and the EU finally agreed the Windsor Framework package of solutions to address the long-running row over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland — so opening the door to closer ties between London, Brussels and the EU capitals.
One ambassador from a large EU country said it was “the right moment ... to discuss where are we heading to in the U.K.-EU relations.” A second ambassador representing a northern EU country said they expected the Windsor Framework and the future EU-U.K. relationship to be “the main issue” of the day.
A group of envoys had asked Serrano shortly after his arrival in London last year for more opportunities to discuss issues of common interest, arguing their current system of one-hour meetings every fortnight often fell short of time.
The invite nods at this request, stating that the retreat “serves as a networking and teambuilding event.”
Ambassadors have welcomed the timing of the initiative, after the U.K. and the EU finally agreed the Windsor Framework package of solutions to address the long-running row over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland — so opening the door to closer ties between London, Brussels and the EU capitals.
One ambassador from a large EU country said it was “the right moment ... to discuss where are we heading to in the U.K.-EU relations.” A second ambassador representing a northern EU country said they expected the Windsor Framework and the future EU-U.K. relationship to be “the main issue” of the day.
Keep them at arms length.
Let's hope, nothing too much comes from this.
