In London and Brussels
The drums of war resound once again in London.
As expected on the eve of the penultimate round of negotiations on the future post-Brexit relationship, which begins on Tuesday, the drama has been taken up a notch.
Boris Johnson threatened to slam the door in mid-October, if nothing was concluded by then.
Above all, the press has revealed that London is preparing to renege on a number of commitments made to the Europeans in the agreement last October.
On the calendar, beyond the warning, Boris Johnson is more or less in agreement with Brussels.
“The EU has been very clear about the timing.
Me too.
There must be an agreement with our European friends by the European Council on October 15 so that it enters into force by the end of the year, ”said the British Prime Minister.
In fact, the European negotiator Michel Barnier recently recalled the need for an agreement by this date to allow European ratification before December 31,
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