UK-EU trade talks stalled before the British government: still looking forward to reaching an agreement with the EU

　　Chinanews, October 19th, a comprehensive report, British government officials said on the 18th that although trade negotiations with the EU have stalled, the UK still hopes to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU.

　　According to reports, the UK had previously set the EU summit in mid-October as the deadline for negotiations.

British Prime Minister Johnson also said that if an agreement cannot be reached, the UK is ready to withdraw from trade negotiations.

Data map: On May 7, 2017, local time, Dover, UK, a street artist Banksy created a painting in which a worker is wiping a star from the EU 12-star flag, which means Britain Will leave the European Union.

　　However, the Secretary of the British Cabinet Office, Michael Gove, who is responsible for handling Brexit matters, said on the 18th that the door to the post-Brexit trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the EU is “still open”, but the premise is that the negotiations must make progress in key areas.

　　Gove said, "I still hope that we can reach an agreement," but this requires a compromise between the two sides to achieve, and the EU has not done so now.

　　According to reports, Barnier, the chief negotiator for EU Brexit affairs, will hold talks with Britain's chief negotiator Frost on the 19th local time to discuss the negotiation structure.

But Britain said that if the EU does not fundamentally change its course, the negotiations will be meaningless.

　　It is said that in trade negotiations between the UK and the EU, there are still disagreements on the fair competition regulations, how these regulations should be supervised, and how many EU fishing boats can enter the British fishing grounds.

The United Kingdom hopes to reaffirm its sovereignty over its own waters, the EU has no legal supervision over the agreement, and insists on a trade agreement similar to that signed by the EU and Canada.

But the European Union said the situation in the UK is completely different from that in Canada.

　　According to previous reports, since the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on January 31, the two sides have conducted multiple rounds of negotiations on a trade agreement, and no progress has been made.

The UK’s Brexit transition period will end on December 31, 2020. The UK must reach a new trade agreement with the EU before that.