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The talks have obviously brought them a little closer.
It became clear that the EU and the UK would continue the Brexit negotiations.
– We will go the extra mile to reach an agreement, says the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, after speaking by phone with the British prime minister. She says they believe she will be responsible for continuing the talks.
– Our distributors have worked day and night the last days to reach an agreement. Despite the wear and tear of working with this over a long period of time and the fact that several deadlines have been missed, we think we have to push ourselves, says von der Leyen.
Three weeks left
With less than three weeks to go to the end of Britain’s transition period with the EU, negotiations with Brussels will continue on an agreement that will regulate trade and a host of other issues.
They had given until today to agree. Now it is expanding.
“I cannot close the door to that opportunity,” Foreign Minister Dominic Raab told Sky News today. At the same time, he admits that there is still a long way to go before there is an agreement with the EU.
– If you have agreed on 99 percent of the remaining questions, you cannot leave anything undone. But I think the list is high for this, he says.
Tails and warships
Many Britons are bracing themselves to no deal. Yesterday it was announced that they have ordered their navy to go to the English Channel to take care of their own fishing resources.
At the same time, the queues with trucks in recent weeks have affected both sides of the canal. Many stores are now stocking products, before the current EU agreement expires.
