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The European Commission today announced the successful conclusion of negotiations for a trade agreement with Great Britain, BTA reported.
A durable solution to the fisheries problem is expected to be postponed for more than five years. Fishing was controversial until the last hours before the success of the deal was announced.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Layen – German physician and politician (after Albrecht’s father). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht is and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier expressed his relief and called on Europe to look ahead. “Reaching an agreement was a responsible decision on both sides,” Von der Layen said. She described the negotiations as very difficult.
Barnier noted that in the four years of negotiations, the EU has stood together. He regretted that Britain was abandoning student exchanges and imposing restrictions on the movement of EU citizens.
The European Parliament stressed that it will not vote on the deal until early 2021.
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