Boris Johnson prepares Great Britain for no-deal Brexit - von der Leyen reacts via Twitter

The UK and the EU have been negotiating Brexit for four and a half years.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson now seems to be counting on a no-deal Brexit.

Brussels / London - British

expects a hard

without an agreement with the

on January 1st.

Apparently the have

no interest in that of

desired

to enter into similar to the free trade agreements with Canada, Johnson said Friday in London.

For this reason, he now expects a relationship based on the model of the relationship with Australia - means: without a contract.

However,

to a back door through which he could still reach a

: The

would have to change its position for such a treaty, the

on television.

originally

asked for an

to be

by the

on October 15.

However, this could not be achieved.

then considered

breaking off negotiations.

However, he did not make that specific statement - he merely announced that he

wanted to prepare

for a

.

Brexit: EU remains open to further negotiations

The

had

further, intensified negotiations for the next two to three weeks in prospect.

The goal would be to reach an agreement by late October or early November.

However, the

demanded concessions from London.

The British government reacted with disappointment.

"As planned, our negotiating team will go to London next week to intensify the negotiations," wrote

on Twitter on Friday after Johnson announced that he was expecting a no-deal Brexit.

"The

is still working on a deal, but not at any price."

Even

said at a press conference after the

, the negotiations with

could continue.

One would have seen light in the negotiations, but also shadows.

If the

and Merkel have their way, the talks should be continued.

An agreement is better for both sides, but not at any price.

Both sides would have to be willing to compromise.

The topic of

is

often discussed in the media,

is just one of many.

Brexit: The negotiations have stalled for months

Basically, it comes in the

for a comprehensive

covering the period from 2021.

, the EU had already end

left *, but still the transition period currently runs until the end of the year, within the United Kingdom nor a member of the EU internal market and in the

is .

Only then does the economic separation occur - without an agreement this could lead to

and

.

That would have disadvantages for both sides.

For a long time, there has been little progress in the

that have

been going on for months

.

The main points of contention from the beginning were the

to British waters and the demand of the international community for equal competitive conditions for the economy, i.e. equal environmental, social and subsidy standards.

In return, Great Britain should

be able to deliver

goods to the

without customs duties and quantity restrictions

.

The third important point for the

is arbitration rules in the event that either side disregards the agreement.

Recently, this appeared to be particularly important, as a British law

is intended to partially nullify

the already valid

agreement.

Specifically, it is about special rules for the

.

Brussels reacted indignantly to

the so-called

.

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