EU says Britain must compromise if Brexit deal is to be reached
One minister says the UK won’t sign a deal that is to its detriment, while the EU says a ‘substantial’ amount still needs to be agreed
03 December 2020 - 15:17
Brussels — EU negotiators have moved to “within millimetres” of the limits of their negotiating mandate at Brexit trade talks so it is up to London to compromise if a deal is to be reached, an EU diplomat said on Thursday.
Some EU envoys said earlier that they were hopeful that a deal could be secured in days and a British minister reported “good progress”. But the British minister also said any deal “must be right” for Britain and one EU envoy later said substantial differences remain...
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