The United Kingdom and the European Union to finish the touches on the defense agreement plans

On Thursday, Mr. Kiir Starmer and Orrsola von der Lin will end plans for a new defense agreement in the United Kingdom/European Union and an agreement on the field of fishing rights, which paves the way for negotiations on a broader economic deal.

The British Prime Minister and President of the European Commission is expected to announce the defense and security agreement and arrange the current fishing arrangements at a summit on May 19.

Many officials who have seen the discussions said that the defense deal will build confidence and open the door to sensitive talks on issues, including the new youth movement, energy cooperation, and the removal of barriers that prevent trade in food and agricultural products.

British officials said that Starmer is expected to hold an hour -long talks with von der Layen in London on Thursday’s margins of the International Energy Security Summit. One of them said: “They have a strong personal relationship.”

While the UK’s defense agreement is seen as a major prize itself by both sides, given the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the deal is expected to be accompanied on May 19 with a document that defines cooperation in other regions.

“The plan is to publish a document that defines a common path forward,” a European Union diplomat said in the summit. A British official added: “May 19 will be the starting point.”

The embarrassing case of fishing is expected to be resolved by agreeing to continue the current fishing classes in the waters of the United Kingdom for at least two years, giving the European Union boats the certainty that France and other coastal states demand, according to three people familiar with the matter.

On the other hand, the United Kingdom’s defense companies will qualify to reach 150 billion euros possible in the European Union supported loans to finance weapons purchases under the security measure of the bloc of Europe (Amna).

Brussels has Security deals that are not legally binding on With six other countries, including Norway, Albania, South Korea and Japan, but the UK and the European Union are discussing a deeper bilateral partnership.

The safe plan for European Union members will allow the issuance of budgets supported by the European Union budget, which reduces the cost, outside the financial borders imposed by Brussels. The scheme is designed to finance weapons purchases from manufacturers in the European Union member states and countries that have a security agreement with the European Union.

“The European defense policy cannot be imagined without the United Kingdom,” said a senior diplomat in the European Union. “That is why the UK needs to participate closely in safety – just like Norway.”

Many member states have pressed France to agree to the deal, but Paris insisted on maintaining access to fish stocks in the United Kingdom at the same level after June 2026, when a deal ends at the time of Britain’s exit from the European Union. Some member states are still pushing for at least five years on fish.

The two sides are expected to deepen energy cooperation, such as improving electricity circulation between the United Kingdom and the European Union, most likely to reflect the time it takes to build infrastructure such as electricity connections.

The summit advertisement will also determine a road map for future conversations on the recycling of carbon emissions systems. “There will be a joint understanding that can include a veterinary deal, bioshes and kinetic for youth,” said the European Union diplomat.

“It is still a moving target, but mood is definitely positive. There is a reliable hope that can be a landing zone by May 19.” “There is a real desire for both sides,” said one of the Downting Street officials. Another senior official in the UK set an opportunity for an agreement in “75/25”.

The European Union diplomat said that although the battle on fishing rights has been canceled from the plans of a security agreement, there are “extensive negotiations” on other elements of the deal.

This would include security, mobility and immigration, reconsider energy markets and a “veterinary agreement” to remove border tests on animal and plant products that are circulated through the channel.

Important gaps should still be resolved on the issue of youth movement and the rights of artists on a tour of the European Union, a major request in the United Kingdom.

However, European Union officials said that London accepted the principle of “dynamic alignment”, as the UK automatically accepts the rules and standards of the European Union and the European Court of Justice as the final ruling on the issues of the European Union law.

The sensitive question about how to resolve conflicts should still be negotiated, and how ECJ will work in practice.

One of them added: “The most urgent question is how to activate the United Kingdom to implement the dynamic alignment and the mechanisms that will allow it to transfer the rules of the European Union to the UK law.”