The European company asks May to act to activate the negotiation with the EU

The business community of the European Union (EU) today asked the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, to make "concrete proposals" before mid-December to advance the negotiation of the "brexit" with Brussels.

London, Nov 13 (EFE) .- The business community of the European Union (EU) today asked the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, to make "concrete proposals" before mid-December. to advance in the negotiation of the "Brexit" with Brussels.

Representatives of several employers, including the Spanish CEOE, headed by the BusinessEurope community association, They met with May and several ministers at the official residence of the head of the Conservative Government in Downing Street, where they expressed concern about the lack of progress in the conversations.

"The company is extremely concerned about the slowness of the negotiations and the lack of progress, one month after the decisive European Council" of 14 and 15 December, in the The EU will decide if the eventual trade agreement can be negotiated, Business Europe president Emma Marcegaglia said at the end of the meeting.

In a joint statement with The British employers' association CBI, Marcegaglia explained that, during the round table, they asked May to make "real and concrete proposals" before the European Council on "the three critical points" that They prevent the first phase of negotiations, the exit invoice, the rights of citizens and the border with Ireland from being overcome.

"Likewise, the EU should evaluate constructively these proposals once they have received them, "said Marcegaglia.

The entrepreneurs also asked May to negotiate a transitory agreement with the European Union after the" brexit "or British exit from the EU block that guarantees the "status quo" - that is, the current situation of access to the single market and the customs union -.

"A transition period that reflect the current conditions is a priority on both sides of the Canal, "said CBI Director General Carolyn Fairbairn.

Speaking to Efe after the meeting, the Vice President of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), José Vicente González, explained that May expressed in turn the commitment of the United Kingdom to be "a real partner" and look for "equitable solutions", but regretted that he did not offer "certain commitments" or "much progress has been made" regarding the requests for the next Council.

According to the Spanish businessman, the conservative leader did make it clear to businessmen that there are issues that her government "will not accept", such as the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union -which could hinder a temporary agreement in the current commercial terms -.

In a statement, a spokesman for the Conservative Government stressed that, during the meeting, the first Minister said to the businessmen that the United Kingdom wants "an agreement for a free and frictionless trade" with the Twenty-seven and promised to offer "the certainty" that the business.

The minister for the "brexit", David Davis, was present at the London meeting, who informed those present of the progress in the talks with the European Commission. (CE), and the owner of the company, Greg Clark.

The Government of Theresa May was also accused today of lack of progress by the Labor opposition, on the eve of this week's return to the Parliament the procedure of the project of law of the Great Derogation (for the exit of the EU), that will transpose the community legislation to the British right.

The Laborists plan introduce an amendment to this legislative project so that the United Kingdom can be subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice during the aforementioned transition period, which it would have a limited time.

The Executive "Tory", which lost its absolute majority in the elections last June, faces this debate in a position of fragility, because it is divided on the approach of the negotiation with Brussels and the resignation or suspension of several ministers and deputies in recent days for different reasons.