Box Johnson talks to Ursula von der Leyen from his office fee at Checkers during the Brexit talks in London, UK, on 5 December.
Photographer: Andrew Parsons / No. 10 Downing Street
Photographer: Andrew Parsons / No. 10 Downing Street
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Brexit talks on Sunday will try once again with officials from both sides to resolve a major dispute that threatens to sink future trade deals.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to create another push to break the deadlock during an hour-long call on Saturday. They clarified that the situation below four weeks is critical until the Brexit transition period ends.
“There are significant differences on three important issues,” the two leaders said in a joint statement after their call. This is a level playing field for businesses, fishing and any contract management.
The joint statement said, “Both sides noted that no agreement is possible if these issues are not resolved.” “While Recognizing the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that more efforts should be made to assess whether they can be resolved by our negotiating teams. “
Johnson and Von der Leyen will speak again on Monday evening.
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Negotiations are now in full swing and both sides are facing parliament Scratched To ratify any deal before the UK leaves the EU’s sole market and customs regime on 31 December. So next week could be the last real release Hope Resolving late before it is too late.
Without agreement, businesses and consumers will face the costs and disruption of tariffs and quotas, while relations between the UK and the EU could be poisoned for money.
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After months of intensive negotiations and with officials from both parties saying they were closing on an agreement, negotiations abruptly broke down on Thursday. UK officials said the EU had moved forward with a new set of demands at eleven o’clock, something that their Brussels counterparts had denied.
The UK blamed France for tightening the EU’s position. On Friday, the country’s European affairs minister, Clement Buen, said his government would veto any deal if it was not in the national interest.
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Some EU officials have expressed skepticism that the UK is looking for a moment of crisis on the way to signing Until Deal. After Saturday’s call, one said the situation was now really serious. The rules of fair competition and arguments over fish are difficult to resolve and the question is whether the political will to compromise exists, the official said.
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