A Brexit deal is still possible, EU’s Michel Barnier says
‘Two conditions aren’t met yet. Free and fair competition ... and an agreement that guarantees reciprocal access to markets and waters’
14 December 2020 - 12:14
Brussels/London —The EU’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Monday that sealing a new trade pact with Britain was still possible as the two sides tried to break deadlocks on access to British fishing waters for EU trawlers and corporate fair play rules.
Britain and the EU agreed on Sunday to “go the extra mile” in coming days to try to reach a trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent split in trading ties at the end of December...
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