Polish Minister points out the UK’s financial commitments

Konrad Szymański, Poland’s Minister for European Affairs, has called on the UK to continue to hand over its taxpayer’s cash to the EU, even after Britain has left the Union, according to a report on Friday in the British paper, The Daily Express. He was referring to EU countries’ commitments during the current seven-year budgetary period, which lasts until 2020. UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has indicated that her government plans to have the country out of the Union by 2019.  “I think the EU will stand on the position that in the current financial framework, Britain’s budget contributions will continue to be upheld,” Szymański was quoted as saying. The Polish diplomat was speaking after a meeting with Michel Barnier, the head of the EU Commission’s Brexit negotiating team. Szymański called on the UK to stay committed to honouring the free flow of people, to honor its budgetary commitments, and to respect the rights of Polish workers in Britain, the newspaper reported. Barnier is meeting with all 27 Member States (with the exception of the UK) in order to listen to their concerns ahead of Brexit. As of mid-Friday, no UK-spokesperson was reported to have responded to Szymanski’s comments.