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DISAGREE: Britain’s Boris Johnson and EU President Ursula von der Leyen meet this week to discuss a possible trade deal. Photo: AARON CHOWN / POOL
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday night that Brexit is highly likely to end without a trade deal with the EU.
The BBC reports.
“Now is the time for businesses and the public to prepare for that outcome, even if negotiations continue,” Boris Johnson said Thursday night, according to the news channel.
Johnson has been in talks with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in recent days, and the negotiations will run until Sunday.
He adds that the negotiations are still far from over.
According to Johnson, the EU requires the UK to adhere too closely to its legislation. Furthermore, it says that the EU’s proposal for a deal means that the UK is forced to be a “twin” of the EU, writes the BBC.
Extensive negotiations
Ursula von der Leyden, President of the European Commission, the leaders of the 27 EU member states. She and Johnson began negotiations Wednesday night, and the parties announced later that night that they had not reached an agreement.
On Thursday night, Johnson and von der Leyden still have a long distance between the parties, and the clock ticks towards the deadline set for Sunday.
The British left the EU on January 31, 2020, but there is still no agreement on how the UK and the EU will act and cooperate together in the future. December 31 is set as the deadline for negotiations.
If it doesn’t happen before the turn of the year, the result will be what some call “hard Brexit,” which can be chaotic. The negotiations are described as very extensive, according to several sources.
The goal is to reach an agreement before the deadline, including how you will negotiate together, and who will be allowed to fish in British waters are important issues.
