英国与欧盟就脱欧“分手费”达成共识

人民网伦敦11月29日电 据英国媒体报道，英国政府与欧盟谈判代表就所谓的英国退欧法案达成共识，为今年12月谈判取得了潜在突破性进展。

双方来源证实，对欧盟方提出的超过600亿欧元的“分手费”问题，英国首相特蕾莎·梅与欧盟委员会主席容克将在下周一中午达成原则协议。

据报道，最终“分手费”金额还未完全确定，预期将在450亿至550亿欧元之间，这取决于双方协商如何计算的方法，但远高于首相梅之前提出的200亿欧元。多名外交官表示，欧盟要求英国支付的“分手费”总额接近1000亿欧元，但扣除各种减免之后，实际支付的金额将不到一半。

由英方提出的三个提议——“分手费”、公民权利和北爱尔兰边境等问题计划将于12月4日由首相梅提出方案，以使欧盟首席谈判代表米歇尔·巴尼耶能够对下一步谈判提出建议。若巴尼耶同意以上提议，欧盟方即可进一步充分探讨和决议。

据媒体报道，英国此前表示只愿意支付400亿欧元，但是首相梅在上周被迫提高该报价，同时接受了欧盟大部分的要求。

欧盟退欧部门发言人称，在下周会议之前，布鲁塞尔将继续进行“密集谈判”。他说，我们正在探索如何继续巩固最近的谈判势头，以便继续推进并探讨未来与英国的伙伴关系。

尽管该法案取得了进展，欧洲法院的作用和北爱尔兰边界这两个问题仍然是谈判的重大障碍。

在欧洲法院的问题上，讨论点在于英国最高法院在多大程度上应该或者必须 “适当考虑”欧洲最高法院的裁决，因为这些裁决影响到生活在英国的欧盟公民的权利。谈判人员仍在寻找一个令人满意的方式，既保留欧洲法院作为欧盟法律的最后仲裁者，同时维护英国法院的主权。

然而，迄今为止最困难的问题仍然是北爱尔兰边界问题。爱尔兰不同意与北爱尔兰之间建立边界。爱尔兰总理利奥·瓦拉德卡表示，他希望得到一个书面保证，即不会出现任何有型边界。都柏林认为只有通过将北爱尔兰留在单一的市场和关税同盟之下才能实现。但是在英国脱离欧盟后，这个选择是不可能的。

英国政府消息人士承认，在边界问题上还有一段路要走，相比之下，另外两个关键领域：“分手费”与欧盟公民权利同样期待进展。（白天行）

来源：人民网

The United Kingdom and the European Union reached a consensus on the "breakup fee" of the European Union

People's daily London November 29, according to British media reports, the British government and the European Union negotiator agreed on the so-called "Britain's Euro retreat" act, and made potential breakthroughs for negotiations in December this year.

Both sides confirmed that the British Prime Minister Teresa and Juncker, the chairman of the European Commission, will reach a principled agreement next Monday at noon on the issue of the breakup fee of more than 60 billion euros.

It is reported that the final breakup fee has not been fully determined, and it is expected to be between 45 billion and 55 billion euros, depending on how the two sides negotiate how to calculate, but far higher than the 20 billion euros proposed by Prime Minister Mei before. A number of diplomats indicated that the total amount of "breakup fees" paid by the European Union required nearly 100 billion euros, but after deducting all kinds of deductions, the amount actually paid will be less than half.

The three proposals put forward by the British side, including the breakup fee, the civil rights and the Northern Ireland border, will be put forward by Prime Minister Mei in December 4th, so that the chief negotiator of the European Union Michel Baniya can make suggestions for the next negotiation. Jo Ba Niel agreed to the above proposal that the European Union could further discuss and resolve the resolution.

According to media reports, Britain had previously said it would only pay 40 billion euros, but prime minister Mei was forced to raise the offer last week and accepted most of the EU's requirements.

A European union spokesman said Brussels will continue to engage in "intensive negotiations" before next week's meeting. He said we are exploring how to continue to consolidate the recent momentum of negotiations in order to continue and explore future partnerships with the UK.

Despite the progress of the bill, the two issues of the role of the European Court and the Northern Ireland border remain a major obstacle to the negotiations.

On the issue of the European Court of justice, the discussion is on the extent to which the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom should or must consider "the European Supreme Court's decisions" properly, because these decisions affect the rights of European citizens living in the UK. Negotiators are still looking for a satisfactory way not only to retain the European Court as the last arbiter of the EU law, but also to maintain the sovereignty of the British court.

However, the most difficult issue to date is still the border problem of Northern Ireland. Ireland disagreed with the establishment of a border with Northern Ireland. Leo Varadka, the Irish prime minister, said he wanted a written guarantee that there would be no tangible boundaries. Dublin believes that it can be achieved only by leaving the Northern Ireland under a single market and a customs union. But this option is not possible after the British exit from the European Union.

British government sources acknowledge that there is still a way to go on the border issue. In contrast, the other two key areas: the separation fee and the EU citizenship rights also look forward to progress. (Bai Tianhang)