Brussels orders Britain to pay £39bn Brexit bill even if there is no deal

[AtW]

Britain must pay the £39 billion Brexit bill even if it leaves the EU without a deal, the European Commission has warned.

Britain agreed to pay the financial settlement to the EU, which include EU Budget payments up to 2020, to cover its liabilities to the bloc and unlock talks over the future relationship.

As it released a new set of no deal Brexit plans in Brussels on Wednesday, the commission said, "all commitments taken by the 28 Member States should be honoured by the 28 Member States."

"This is also true in a “no-deal” scenario, where the UK would be expected to continue to honour all commitments made during EU membership.”

In the European Parliament in Brussels, Jean-Claude Juncker, the...

Brussels orders Britain to pay GBP39bn Brexit bill even if there is no deal

[Paddy]

Britain must pay the £39 billion Brexit bill even if it leaves the EU without a deal, the European Commission has warned.

Britain agreed to pay the financial settlement to the EU, which include EU Budget payments up to 2020, to cover its liabilities to the bloc and unlock talks over the future relationship.

As it released a new set of no deal Brexit plans in Brussels on Wednesday, the commission said, "all commitments taken by the 28 Member States should be honoured by the 28 Member States."

"This is also true in a “no-deal” scenario, where the UK would be expected to continue to honour all commitments made during EU membership.”

In the European Parliament in Brussels, Jean-Claude Juncker, the...

Brussels orders Britain to pay GBP39bn Brexit bill even if there is no deal

yes, it's a bit like leaving your ISP before the contract finishes.

[AtW]

yes, it's a bit like leaving your ISP before the contract finishes.

Call in the IMF and declare bankrupcy

Sorteed

[meridian]

Not quite. It’s for 2019 only, requires agreement from the U.K., and provides that certain benefits would also be derived even if there is no deal.

But the headline will wind the gammons up.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info...2019_64_en.pdf

[AtW]

It does not take much to wind them up...

[darmstadt]

Call in the IMF and declare bankrupcy

Sorteed

Will it beat the 1976 IMF record? The problem is then the UK wouldn't be able to join the EU as they would be considered high risk...

[AtW]

Will it beat the 1976 IMF record? The problem is then the UK wouldn't be able to join the EU as they would be considered high risk...

High risk is known risk.

Backstabbing is unacceptable risk

[Old Greg]

High risk is known risk.

Backstabbing is unacceptable risk

Perfidious Albion.

[GreenMirror]

Will they take it to the inter-stellar court?

Or will they call in the galaxy bailiffs and take away Wales or something?

Theresa May hails ‘successful EU renegotiation’ after agreeing to hand over Wales

[Yorkie62]

We will fight them on the beaches...