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Original title: The UK continues to negotiate a trade relationship agreement with the EU
Lord David Frost, Britain’s top “Brexit” negotiator, said on the 21st that Britain is “ready to welcome the EU team” to continue negotiations on a post-Brexit trade relationship agreement between the two. parts. This is the latest development in the negotiations between the UK and the EU after last week’s deadlock.
Frost revealed at the press conference that day that talks between the two sides will start again in London on the 22nd. The two sides will hold “intensive talks” “every day” to see if an agreement can be reached.
On January 29, 2020, local time, the European Parliament approved the “Brexit” agreement. The picture shows MPs holding up the “Forever Unity” flag after the vote.
China News ServicePhoto courtesy of the EU
The British government cabinet issued a statement on this day, stating that “it is clear that in the most difficult areas, there are still large differences in the positions of the two sides in the negotiations” and “it is quite possible that the negotiations will not be successful” . The statement also said: “We are ready to work with the EU to see if it is possible to bridge the differences in intensive negotiations and build a bridge between the two sides.”
In key areas, including post-Brexit fishing rights and competition rules, the UK and the EU still have differences. After negotiations came to a standstill last week, Frost reached out by phone with the EU’s top negotiator, Michel Barnier. After the conversation, the two sides “jointly agreed on a set of principles to handle this tense phase of negotiations.”
Data map: British Prime Minister Johnson.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that if an agreement cannot be reached by October 15, Britain will withdraw from the European Union. On the second day of the deadline, Johnson declared that it was time to “prepare” and leave the EU without a deal. The face-to-face meeting originally scheduled for the 19th between the negotiators of the two parties was canceled and replaced by a telephone meeting. The UK and the European Union asked each other to commit before the upcoming December deadline. From January 1, 2020 until the end of the transition period on December 31, the UK continues to abide by EU trade rules, while the two sides seek to reach an agreement on future trade relations. If a deal cannot be reached, the UK will trade with the EU according to predetermined rules set by the World Trade Organization.
In a statement, the British government cabinet reiterated that it will end the transition period of “Brexit” without reaching an agreement or according to “Australian terms”, and called on British companies and citizens to be prepared: “Regardless if an agreement is reached, change is looming. ” .
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