Despite voting to quit the
European Union on June 23 2016, it has been told by an influential EU leader that
the United Kingdom will still be under the influence of the European Courts for
a period not less than 5 years.
According to the Prime Minister
of Malta, if the UK opt for a transitional deal after leaving the EU, laws
binding other EU member countries would still be binding on the UK.
Mr Muscat’s warning follows Mrs
May’s vow to ensure Britain is taken out of the control of EU Courts. Muscat’s involvement
is so important because currently, Malta hold the EU presidency till mid-2017.
He further put it clear that
should there be any transitional trade preparation that could be prolonged to
the 2020s, such a move would made EU institutions to retain superior hand.
During a chat with the Times, he stated:
"An essential part of those transitional arrangements will be the
governing institutions of that period.
"It is pretty clear to me
that the institutions should be the European institutions.
"So it is not a transition
period where British institutions take over, but it is a transition period
where the European Court of Justice is still in charge of dishing out
judgments."
Edward Scicluna, Malta's finance
minister, also state that he supposed the Prime Minister would "blink
first" as pressure grew during exit negotiations.
Though, speaking during the
Conservative's Party conference, Mrs May said: "We are not leaving only to
return to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice."
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