LONDON — The European Union is restarting legal proceedings against the U.K. as Brussels prepares for a drawn-out fight over London’s move to override part of the Brexit deal.
The U.K.’s planned legislation announced earlier this week is a breach of international law, Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, told reporters on Wednesday. He added that the U.K. proposal to eliminate the role of the European Court of Justice in governing disputes was a further breach.
“Let there be no doubt: There is no legal, nor political justification whatsoever for unilaterally changing an international agreement,” Sefcovic said. “Opening the door to unilaterally changing an international agreement is a breach of international law as well. Let’s call a spade a spade: This is illegal.”
