The British will leave the EU in two weeks and a trade deal is still not in sight. However, some have still not given up hope of an agreement for the time after Brexit: “We will get an agreement rather than not because I think it is in everyone’s interest,” Coveney told the Irish newspaper “Sunday Independent” on Saturday night. The trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain is “97 or 98 percent” ready. You have to keep a cool head, an agreement can still be reached. The negotiations are to continue this Sunday.
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On Saturday there was also a direct phone call between the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (62) and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (50) brought no discernible breakthrough. In a joint statement after the conversation on Saturday evening, they announced that the chief negotiators should meet on Sunday for new negotiations.
Focus on fishing rights and guarantees for fair competition
“We will speak again on Monday evening,” it said. There remained “significant differences on three key issues”: fishing rights, guarantees of fair competition and the regulation of future relationships. The negotiations had been declared a top priority after the negotiators failed to make progress on Friday.
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Brexi; England’s eternal desire for that extra sausage
The time for an agreement is running out. The transition period, during which Great Britain is still subject to EU rules, expires on December 31st. An extension of the transition phase is not possible. The UK formally left the EU on February 1, 2020. If no agreement is reached, the economy fears disruptions in trade relations and customs barriers from 2021. Because from January 1, 2021, Great Britain will no longer be part of the internal market and the customs union.
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