Britain must accept EU standards if it wants full market access: Germany's Maas

 

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends the weekly German cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain will have to compromise on issues such as consumer rights and environment protection if it wants to maintain full access to the European Union’s single market, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.

 

“By the end of the year, we need to be clear on the shape of our relationship,” Mass wrote in a guest article in German weekly Die Zeit in reference to the post-Brexit transition period.

 

“So let me say very openly: Yes, we all want zero tariffs and zero trade barriers, but that also means zero dumping and zero unfair competition. Without similar standards to protect our workers, our consumers and the environment, there can be no full access to the largest single market in the world.”

 

Britain and the European Union will therefore have to conduct the negotiations on their post-Brexit economic relations in a way that “won’t harm the European Union”, Maas said.

 

Turning to security and defense policies, the minister said that Britain and the EU needed to develop new forms of cooperation, for example by creating a European Security Council.

 

Such a council could help coordinate joint positions on strategic issues of European security and to respond more quickly to international crises. “We are working with France to flesh out this idea as quickly as possible in order to build a foundation for our future relationship,” Maas wrote.

 

The German minister also suggested that the EU’s door would always remain open for Britain to come back.

 

Referring to the Beatles song “Hello, goodbye”, Mass said that both sides had sorted out the goodbye.

 

“But should this farewell ever turn out to be less final than anticipated, rest assured that we will always have a place for you at our table in Brussels and in our hearts,” he added.

 

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Makes sense. But the flag wavers will moan...

News flash...Britian is leaving the EU BECAUSE of having to adhere to EU BS...

 

EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits...

1 minute ago, Puchaiyank said:

News flash...Britian is leaving the EU BECAUSE of having to adhere to EU BS...

 

EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits...

How wonderful, Puchaiyank. 

 

Now tell us all what EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits, as you educated the rest of us already.

 

This should be fun. 

Starts off with the no cherry-picking hard line stuff but ends with the, now familiar, sloppy "we miss you already" dribble.

 

I can understand the Germans not wanting to hike the contributions - that would not be POPULAR! ????

2 hours ago, samran said:

Makes sense. But the flag wavers will moan...

It makes sense for UK-EU trade.

 

It doesn't make sense for the EU to set our standards when dealing with non EU countries .

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

It makes sense for UK-EU trade.

 

It doesn't make sense for the EU to set our standards when dealing with non EU countries .

What are you talking about? Naturally EU sets the standards as it's the big dog in the field.

 

EU is the powerhouse, which sets the standards. That is the privilege of the one who has power. 

 

If EU standards are higher than other markets, then the other countries can either follow the set standards to gain access to EU markets, or be on their own and take their business elsewhere.

 

25 minutes ago, TheDark said:

How wonderful, Puchaiyank. 

 

Now tell us all what EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits, as you educated the rest of us already.

 

This should be fun. 

It is fun,

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. 

The EU now prohibits manufacturers of bottled drinking water to label their product with anything that would suggest consumption would fight dehydration. 

Is it real? Yes. Really.

EU rules, brilliant!

37 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

News flash...Britian is leaving the EU BECAUSE of having to adhere to EU BS...

 

EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits...

So guy's , everybody  need to accept that this is heading for WTO rules as  predicted already before …. no other way , or don't obstruct Trump no longer with Huawei  or trying to get the Diplomat's woman extradited …….kneel kneel down and be humble to President Trump ????

Edited January 29, 20206 yr by david555

10 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

It makes sense for UK-EU trade.

 

It doesn't make sense for the EU to set our standards when dealing with non EU countries .

It does if you want to sell products that incorporate items/content sourced from the EU.

7 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

It is fun,

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. 

The EU now prohibits manufacturers of bottled drinking water to label their product with anything that would suggest consumption would fight dehydration. 

Is it real? Yes. Really.

EU rules, brilliant!

Link!

6 minutes ago, david555 said:

So guy's , everybody  need to accept that this is heading for WTO rules as  predicted already before …. no other way , or don't obstruct Trump no longer with Huawei  or trying to get the Diplomat's woman extradited …….kneel kneel down and be humble to President Trump ????

A bit late there matey. The US is already <deleted> because Boris gave Huawei limited 5G action. Maybe it will be just one bended knee? Maybe not. But your predictions are mush.

8 minutes ago, TheDark said:

What are you talking about? Naturally EU sets the standards as it's the big dog in the field.

 

EU is the powerhouse, which sets the standards. That is the privilege of the one who has power. 

 

If EU standards are higher than other markets, then the other countries can either follow the set standards to gain access to EU markets, or be on their own and take their business elsewhere.

 

If they were so powerful they wouldn't be trying to handicap us with their ridiculous rules.

 

They are terrified of what we can achieve without their ball and chain on our ankles.

 

They look increasingly desperate. Their protectionist racket is like a house of cards.

14 minutes ago, TheDark said:

What are you talking about? Naturally EU sets the standards as it's the big dog in the field.

 

EU is the powerhouse, which sets the standards. That is the privilege of the one who has power. 

 

If EU standards are higher than other markets, then the other countries can either follow the set standards to gain access to EU markets, or be on their own and take their business elsewhere.

 

That's the general idea. Your "powerhouse" is in decline and will contract by another 15% on Friday.   

12 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

It is fun,

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. 

The EU now prohibits manufacturers of bottled drinking water to label their product with anything that would suggest consumption would fight dehydration. 

Is it real? Yes. Really.

EU rules, brilliant!

I wonder why I'm not hearing any of these ridiculous claims?

 

Perhaps because these funny and silly claims are not true. While I admit, I enjoy fun and silly talks, I also am able to differentiate facts from fiction. 

 

It's unfortunate if the general population are no longer able to both have good old fun and at the same time be able to talk about serious issues. It's unfortunate and unfortunately tells a story intellectual education and lack of it. 

 

I can only suggest that you either take the 'DailyNews' as those are ment to be taken - silly joke papers. Or find information sources, which doesn't mix fact and fiction, the way 'DailyNews' does. 

 

Understanding how to read the news is an essential skill, which is hopefully now teached to the younger generations. They will be far wiser, than we'll ever be. 

18 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

It is fun,

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. 

The EU now prohibits manufacturers of bottled drinking water to label their product with anything that would suggest consumption would fight dehydration. 

Is it real? Yes. Really.

EU rules, brilliant!

Or is the truth of it that manufacturers are prohibited to claim "Their" product is  superior in any way including prevention of  dehydration if it is only water?

Drinking water does  not automatically  prevent  dehydration.

Drinking  sufficient water prevents  dehydration.

Spot  the difference?

 

18 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Link!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2011/12/01/eu-bans-bottled-water-claim-that-water-prevents-dehydration-ludicrous-or-just/#270237cb52d9

2 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

Or is the truth of it that manufacturers are prohibited to claim "Their" product is  superior in any way including prevention of  dehydration if it is only water?

Drinking water does  not automatically  prevent  dehydration.

Drinking  sufficient water prevents  dehydration.

Spot  the difference?

 

omg

31 minutes ago, nauseus said:

A bit late there matey. The US is already <deleted> because Boris gave Huawei limited 5G action. Maybe it will be just one bended knee? Maybe not. But your predictions are mush.

no no ….trying to be clever to President Trump ?…., he wont like that supposed cleverness of U.K. …. for him it is all or nothing (at his moment )

He knows very well U.K. position and as a Business Tycoon he go take his advantage out of it ….no way around , especially that tax U.K. would put on his " America first businesses" 

1 hour ago, Puchaiyank said:

News flash...Britian is leaving the EU BECAUSE of having to adhere to EU BS...

 

EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits...

News Flash. Britain is leaving the EU because of nationalist extremists.

EU standards are acceptable  to non extremist Brits.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

If they were so powerful they wouldn't be trying to handicap us with their ridiculous rules.

 

They are terrified of what we can achieve without their ball and chain on our ankles.

 

They look increasingly desperate. Their protectionist racket is like a house of cards.

Come to think of this again.

 

What do you even mean EU would handicap UK with common ridiculous rules? All parties aka all countries have agreed with the rules, simply to make life a lot easier, so that we don't have to fight each time we interact with each other. 

 

All EU rules has been approved by UK. All of them. There is no such ridiculous power rule, which handicaps UK. 

But you are experiencing religious bliss, which dictates how you should think. Aren't you?

1 hour ago, talahtnut said:

It is fun,

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. 

The EU now prohibits manufacturers of bottled drinking water to label their product with anything that would suggest consumption would fight dehydration. 

Is it real? Yes. Really.

EU rules, brilliant!

When is the moment that you first realised that you have been taken as a tool, respected as nothing?

 

Had you any common sense or any basic knowledge of biochemistry, you would yell to the people who manipulated you 'Bad word, worse word!'.

 

But if you keep on being uneducated, keep on not understanding how the scientifically educated world works, you'll keep on saying what you do. 

This is on you and on you only. Stupidity can be fought with education. 

2 hours ago, TheDark said:

How wonderful, Puchaiyank. 

 

Now tell us all what EU standards are NOT acceptable to many Brits, as you educated the rest of us already.

 

This should be fun. 

See post #8...he gets it!  ☺

2 hours ago, david555 said:

So guy's , everybody  need to accept that this is heading for WTO rules as  predicted already before …. no other way , or don't obstruct Trump no longer with Huawei  or trying to get the Diplomat's woman extradited …….kneel kneel down and be humble to President Trump ????

Why yes David...we see you are going to be a good and faithful servant...good show!

32 minutes ago, TheDark said:

When is the moment that you first realised that you have been taken as a tool, respected as nothing?

 

Had you any common sense or any basic knowledge of biochemistry, you would yell to the people who manipulated you 'Bad word, worse word!'.

 

But if you keep on being uneducated, keep on not understanding how the scientifically educated world works, you'll keep on saying what you do. 

This is on you and on you only. Stupidity can be fought with education. 

Oh no..they are back to the old insults already. 

 

Party at my place 0600 Saturday! ????

This is what comes from being kept in the dark for too long.

22 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

See post #8...he gets it!  ☺

I don't. Why don't you explain. 

 

You personally made some claims. Please stand up to say, what those were and how you are about to own your claims. 

 

2 hours ago, nauseus said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2011/12/01/eu-bans-bottled-water-claim-that-water-prevents-dehydration-ludicrous-or-just/#270237cb52d9

Thanks for the link, and the explanation of the semantic mistake.

That clearly proves that what @talahtnut wrote here... 

2 hours ago, talahtnut said:

The reported directive: The EU faced ridicule when it ruled that there was no evidence to suggest that drinking water prevented dehydration. //

Is it real? Yes. Really.

… was false 

29 minutes ago, TheDark said:

I don't. Why don't you explain. 

 

You personally made some claims. Please stand up to say, what those were and how you are about to own your claims. 

 

I claim only that we won the war and some people...like yourself...still want to argue the point...????

33 minutes ago, TheDark said:

I don't. Why don't you explain. 

 

You personally made some claims. Please stand up to say, what those were and how you are about to own your claims. 

 

There was a recent post where the poster was eager to help people with unresolved issues...maybe you could contact her by mail...