China News Service, September 18, reported that the new round of trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union on future relations has recently ended, but the two sides still have differences on a number of issues.

In the process, the British government announced an internal market bill, which was accused of violating the Brexit agreement due to clauses involving Northern Ireland, and the trade negotiations between the two sides were clouded.

On the 17th, the British government stated that the current round of trade negotiations had made beneficial progress; European Commission President Von der Lein also stated that the EU may still reach a trade agreement with the UK.

Data map: European Commission President Von der Lein.

  According to reports, the British government recently announced an "Internal Market Act" that overturned some of the commitments made to the European Union in January 2020, which will lead to unilateral changes to a number of Northern Ireland provisions in the Brexit agreement.

The content of the bill mainly concerns the tariff regulations of Northern Ireland goods and the state subsidies for British companies.

  In this regard, not only the EU is strongly dissatisfied, but many officials in the British government have also admitted that this action violated international law "in a very specific and limited scope."

  The European Union hopes that British Prime Minister Johnson will cancel the so-called "Internal Market Act", saying that the bill may undermine the two sides' negotiations on future trade arrangements.

It is said that the UK will remain part of the EU single market until the end of the Brexit transition period.

  EU diplomatic sources said that if the bill is passed in its current form, Brussels believes that it will no longer be able to negotiate with London.

On the 16th, European Commission President Von der Lein stated that as the British government continues to push forward actions that would violate the Brexit agreement, the possibility of the EU and the UK reaching a trade agreement is diminishing day by day.

  However, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Johnson has reached a compromise with some Conservative Party MPs, saying that he will agree to amend part of the bill. Before he can exercise the powers that may violate international law in the bill, he will let the MPs Vote.

  On the 17th local time, the British government stated that the trade negotiations held this week were "beneficial."

Allegedly, von der Lein also told the Financial Times that she "believes" that an agreement is possible.

  Von der Lein said that the British government’s decision to allow its government to violate certain provisions of the Brexit agreement was "a very unpleasant surprise", but the focus should still be on reaching a trade agreement. "I still believe this. It can be done".

  According to reports, the negotiators of Britain and Europe tried to reach an agreement before mid-October to provide time for the agreement to be approved before the end of the year.