By Ben Kerrigan-
The UK government still needs help to provide a solution to replace the backstop, after it emerged that no potential solutions were presented to the European Commission when the British prime minister met with Jean Claude Juncker for talks yesterday.
A meeting between Boris Johnson and Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker produced no solutions to the problematic backstop problem that has posed problems for progress over Brexit, the European Commission said.
British courts have ordered the Uk government to honour a parliamentary vote last week and seek an extension from the EU for the Uk’s exit date from the block. Downing Street have defiantly refused to make such a request and remains inflexible in its decision to pull Britain out of The EU by October 31st. EU chiefs have expressed a willingness to examine alternatives, but insist an insurance policy like the backstop is absolutely necessary. Boris Johnson, on the other hand, wants the backstop completely off the table. University law lecturers and practising lawyers with a European Union background have been contacted by The Eye Of Media.Com to contribute practicable ideas to the backstop problem and assist the government in solving the problem. Lawyers appears to be either lacking in confidence about the issue or also clueless as to how to solutions, but have limited time to show what they have,
EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay joined Juncker and Johnson at the meeting at the meeting in Luxembourg., designed to “take stock” of ongoing talks, and look to the “next steps”, according to a statement by the EU Commission. “President Juncker recalled that it is the UK’s responsibility to come forward with legally operational solutions that are compatible with the withdrawal agreement.
“President Juncker underlined the Commission’s continued willingness and openness to examine whether such proposals meet the objectives of the backstop.
“Such proposals have not yet been made.”The statement said the Commission would “remain available to work 24/7” and said the upcoming European Council summit in October will be “an important milestone in the process”.
It concluded: “The EU27 remain united.”