He said that negotiations began on March 2 in Brussels.
“We approach them in a constructive spirit. We want to enter into an ambitious and honest partnership and will comply with our previous joint commitments, ”Barnier wrote on his microblog on Twitter.
He added that this round of negotiations will end on Thursday, March 5th.
On February 25, the European Union approved a mandate to open negotiations on a future partnership with Britain after Brexit, and handed over a negotiation mission to the European Commission.