UK respect for EU divorce treaty a must for any trade deal: Paschal Donohoe

“As the United Kingdom looks to what kind of future trade relationship it wants with the European Union, a prerequisite for that is honouring agreements that are already in place,” Paschal Donohoe told reporters on entering talks of euro zone ministers. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews

Britain must respect its commitments in the withdrawal treaty it signed with the European Union if it wants to have an agreement on future trade relations with the bloc, the chairman of eurozone finance ministers Paschal Donohoe said this morning.

In one of the most extraordinary turns since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain explicitly said this week that it plans to break international law by breaching parts of the Withdrawal Agreement treaty it signed in January.