China News Service, March 3. According to the British "Guardian", the EU urged Britain to ease its political remarks and shift the focus to technical details when the EU and the EU started negotiations on future trade relations in Brussels.
Data map: On January 29 local time, the European Parliament approved the "Brexit" agreement. After the voting, the members of the audience sang the classic Scottish song "Friendship forever" and bid farewell to Britain. Photo courtesy of China News Agency
According to reports, on the 2nd local time, a delegation of 100 officials led by Brexit chief negotiator David Frost arrived in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, to begin trade negotiations with the European Union. High-level EU diplomats have warned that if the "political temperature" triggered by Brexit continues to rise, it could stifle negotiations.
EU sources said that the faster the debate around Brexit could be turned to a "tunnel" for technical details, the more room for an agreement could be reached sooner.
The EU warned that the agreement will affect people and businesses in 28 countries, and both sides should stay away from politics and do a good thing for all parties.
It is reported that the deadline for the UK and Europe to reach a trade agreement is the end of 2020. Due to the tight schedule, it is impossible for the two sides to negotiate detailed tariffs. A source said that this means that the only way to reach an agreement is to have a close agreement between the two sides on regulation.
The European Union says the most controversial issues will not be tariffs, quotas and market access, but "governance and dispute settlement" mechanisms, as the UK has completely refused to let European institutions or the European court of justice play any role.