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Brexit: Barnier-Frost meeting under pressure in Brussels

2020-09-17T12:23:26.857Z


Chief EU and UK Brexit negotiators are meeting in Brussels on Thursday to try to avoid a break in talks over the future trade relationship, despite Britain's willingness to reconsider the terms of the divorce. Read also: Brexit: Boris Johnson's explosive law in Parliament The Briton David Frost is expected at 4:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. GMT) at the European Commission by the Frenchman Michel Barnier, a


Chief EU and UK Brexit negotiators are meeting in Brussels on Thursday to try to avoid a break in talks over the future trade relationship, despite Britain's willingness to reconsider the terms of the divorce.

Read also: Brexit: Boris Johnson's explosive law in Parliament

The Briton David Frost is expected at 4:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. GMT) at the European Commission by the Frenchman Michel Barnier, at a time when the fear of a "

no deal

" on the post-Brexit relationship seems stronger than ever.

EU executive spokesman Eric Mamer on Thursday rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's accusations that Brussels is not negotiating in good faith and threatens a

food

"

blockade

" on trade between Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. Great Britain, for lack of agreement at the end of the transition period at the end of 2020. “

Michel Barnier has shown (...) that even on extremely complex and politically sensitive issues, the Commission and the EU negotiate in good faith

», He protested.

Negotiators meet as Mr Johnson refuses to back down on a controversial bill which the British government admits violates international law.

This text ignores some of the commitments made in the withdrawal agreement sealing the British departure, in particular as regards the protocol intended to avoid the return of a border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Furious, the Europeans left London until the end of the month to withdraw the problematic provisions, an ultimatum rejected by the British.

The British government "

probably does not know itself whether it wants a deal or not,

" a European diplomat told AFP.

"

In the next two or three weeks, we will have a much better view of what is doable,

" he said.

The next official round of negotiations, which involves hundreds of negotiators discussing the thorniest subjects, is due to take place in Brussels the week of September 28.

The UK, which formally left the EU on January 31, continues to apply EU rules until December 31, a transition period during which London and Brussels hope to agree on a trade deal governing their future relationship. .

Source: lefigaro

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