France called on the United Kingdom to negotiate "
really
" Monday, November 30 as the post-Brexit talks approach the deadline, warning again that it would not accept "
a degraded agreement
" between London and the EU.
“
The priority is for the British to clarify their positions and actually negotiate in order to find an agreement,
” declared the Elysee.
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European negotiators Michel Barnier and British negotiators David Frost resumed talks in London this weekend with just a few days left to try to strike a free trade deal ready to go into effect on January 1 , at the end of the transition period which has been running since January 31, the official date of Brexit.
“
We have always said that we want a deal, but not at any cost.
The EU too has interests to defend, those of fair competition for its businesses and those of its fishermen,
”added the Élysée, stressing that Brussels had“
made a clear and balanced offer of future partnership to the Kingdom. -Und
”.
"
We will not accept a degraded agreement that does not respect our interests,
" warned the French presidency again.
Paris attaches great importance to the conclusion of a "
satisfactory
"
agreement
on fisheries, which would give "
a sustainable and wide access to British waters
", reiterated Sunday the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.
In the absence of an agreement, trade between the EU and the United Kingdom would take place from January 1 according to the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), synonymous with quotas and customs duties.
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