The gap between the European Union and the United Kingdom on the Brexit deal remains large | abroad

BrixiThe European Union and the United Kingdom said on Saturday that there were still significant differences of views on the Brexit deal. And negotiations will continue next week in the limited time remaining to reach a trade agreement.




Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said after a phone call with Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the differences were “big”, while Johnson described them as “big.”

Despite several rounds of talks, including two weeks of “intense” meetings that ended on Wednesday, the two leaders said they were still at odds on key issues, including fisheries and mechanisms to ensure fair competition between British and European companies.

Some progress has been made, but significant differences remain, especially with regard to equal opportunity and fishing. Our teams will continue to work hard next week, “von der Leyen tweeted.

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Johnson said the negotiating teams would meet again in London on Monday “to redouble efforts to reach an agreement,” a Downing Street spokesman said. “The prime minister said that while some progress has been made in recent discussions, there are still major differences in a number of areas, including so-called equal opportunity and fisheries,” the spokesman said.

The two leaders said they also agreed to maintain face-to-face contact, indicating increased political efforts to create a new business partnership before the UK ends the post-Brexit transition period on December 31.

Before that, it took several weeks for the treaty to be examined and ratified by both parties. Observers said the matter would be very strict if no agreement was reached by mid-November.

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