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No concrete results have been obtained after a telephone conversation tonight between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Reuters reported.
London has proposed withdrawing the controversial bill if it negotiates with the EU
The British government has officially proposed
We recall that the two leaders had to mainly discuss the trade agreement after Brexit.
A source close to the talks said the British side had asked for a break in the talks during the talks. lasted about 90 minutes.
The source added that unclear if the leaders’ conversation is over at night or will continue.
Later joint statement distributed It is said that “significant differences persist in the positions of the two parties in trade negotiations and the conditions are not in place to finalize the agreement on controversial issues.”
We recall that the British government officially proposed to withdraw or not activate the paragraphs of the bill for the internal market, found in violation of the provisions of the agreement on leaving the EU countryif a trade deal is reached with Brussels this week.
Michel Barnier: Brexit negotiations end on Wednesday
The talks are expected to continue until mid-week, but not beyond.
If the decisions under discussion are agreed, the UK government is willing to delete paragraph 44 of the British Internal Market Bill, concerning export declarations. The UK government also almost disable paragraphs 45 and 47, as regards state aid, which can only be used where it is compatible with the UK’s rights and obligations under international law, London notes.
The statement also said that the government could abandoned another part of his plan, which violates the Brexit deal on tariffs in the tax bill, which will be debated on Wednesday.
The EU’s initial reaction to the London communication was that it could make it happen. The European Parliament to withdraw its objection on the ratification of an agreement, but the main outstanding issues remain.
Brexit talks continue on St. Nicholas Day
Hope for an EU-UK trade deal
Hours earlier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned that Negotiations with Britain on a trade deal will not resume after Wednesday.
Less than a month left until the end of the transition period – which must end on December 31st. It came into effect after Brexit on January 31.
Tonight i spoke with @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen.
We have asked our heads of negotiation and their teams to prepare an overview of the remaining differences for discussion at a face-to-face meeting in Brussels in the coming days.
Full statement: https://t.co/NcB2Aq9j2Q pic.twitter.com/cj7bmibDa3
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 7, 2020
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