7 hours agoBrexi Agreement Near Finalisation, Britain's EU Ambassador Says
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The trade agreement and security with Britain is close to finalising, but the risk remains for an accidental Brexi dispute in six weeks, with gaps in cases disputed “that are slowly melting”, the EU ambassador has said. With Michael Barnier in proselytizing after an EU negotiator was tested positively for Coronavirus, negotiations [...]
With Michael Barnier in proselytizing after an EU negotiator was tested positively for Coronavirus, talks will be held almost entirely online in the coming days.
The European Commission's top official told representatives of 37 member states in Brussels that most of the 11 key negotiating issues had now joined the joint legal texts”, writes The Guardian, as Pryscopi.
Problems with EU access to the United Kingdom fishing waters and the design of the mechanism to ensure that neither side can disrupt trade through lowering standards remain unresolved, but differences are slowly melting, sources say.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen also offered hope for optimism through a statement. /Periscope
