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The EU summit focused on Brexit and issued a statement urging the UK to take steps to reach a deal.
China News Service, October 16 According to the “Central News Agency” report, on the 15th local time, the leaders of the EU member states issued a statement after the summit demanding that the UK take action. to reach a Brexit-related deal. How British Prime Minister Johnson will respond to this has drawn attention from all walks of life.
Data map: On January 29 local time, the European Parliament approved the “Brexit” agreement. The picture shows MPs holding up the “Forever Unity” banner after the vote. China news agency released photos for the EU
According to the report, from the 15th, EU leaders held a two-day summit in Brussels, Belgium, where heads of state will exchange views on issues such as Brexit, climate change and the development of new corona vaccines. . Europe.
The leaders of the EU member states issued a statement after exchanging views, emphasizing that the Brexit transition period is about to end on December 31, 2020. At present, the EU has not made sufficient progress to reach an agreement on issues of concern to the EU, calling on the UK to take the necessary steps to reach an agreement. And he reminded Member States to be prepared in all respects, even in the absence of an agreement.
In addition to the statement issued at the EU summit, the President of the European Council, Michel, and the main EU representative for the EU Brexit negotiations, Barnier, also held an evening press conference to show the unity of the EU.
Michel said that the EU is determined to reach an agreement, but will do nothing at all. If the UK wants to reach a deal, it must take immediate action, especially on issues such as fair competition and fishing. There is currently no progress at the negotiating table. Furthermore, Barnier said he will remain calm and assertive and continue in-depth discussions with the UK in the coming weeks.
Subsequently, the UK expressed a negative opinion of the EU statement. Frost, the main representative of the Brexit negotiations, posted on social media that he was “surprised” that the EU was no longer committed to redoubling its efforts to establish a future partnership, and believed that the EU noted that a deal should be reached by All actions taken by the British side are an unusual strategy in the negotiations.
As British Prime Minister Johnson recently warned that if the negotiations do not achieve sufficient progress by the first day of the EU Leadership Summit on the 15th, they can ‘hit the brakes’ to prepare for the future of Brexit without a Great deal. Brittany. Be worried.
The UK formally left the EU on January 31, 2020, but is still in a transition period to December 31, 2020. It therefore has to comply with EU economic and trade rules. The two sides have launched multiple rounds of negotiations to negotiate future economic and trade agreements and other relationship agreements. There are still great differences in terms of fishing and guarantees of fair competition, with limited real progress.
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