China News Service, April 8 (BBC) reported that on the 7th local time, the Brexit negotiators said that the free trade agreement negotiations after Brexit were continuing in "difficult times."
On January 29 local time, the European Parliament approved the "Brexit" agreement. The picture shows that after the vote, the members present raised the banner of "Unity forever". China News Service publishes photos for EU
According to reports, Brexit negotiator David Frost said on social media that although the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevented the UK and the EU from negotiating the agreement face-to-face, the two sides remained in touch. The UK and the EU hope to reach an agreement on the timetable for the discussions in April and May as soon as possible.
Frost said that last week the UK conducted a series of conference calls with the EU to discuss and clarify more technical issues and will share more legal texts with the EU in the near future.
Earlier, the Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Michael Gove also said that the structure of the negotiations "may change with the current situation." They are "exploring flexibility" to find alternative ways to negotiate.
According to reports, the UK formally left the European Union on January 31, 2020, and the Brexit transition period began immediately. British-European relations maintain the status quo during the transition period so that the two parties can reach an agreement on trade relations after Brexit.
As the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic sweeps across Europe, agreement negotiations have been postponed. However, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister Johnson said on the 6th that the British government plans to continue discussions with the EU on the future relationship after Brexit, and has no plans to extend the transition period.