UK-EU trade talks continue, the British side called the end of the Brexit transition period to prepare

　　China News Service, November 9th, according to British media reports, on the 8th local time, EU Brexit negotiator Barnier said that he is happy to continue negotiations with the UK on a trade agreement.

Earlier, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Johnson stated that the UK has made full preparations for the end of the transition period for Brexit.

　　According to Reuters, Barnier arrived in London by train on the 8th and said, "I am very happy to return to London. Work is still going on."

Data map: British Prime Minister Johnson.

　　According to previous reports, the Brexit transition period will end at the end of this year. Whether the United Kingdom and the EU can reach a trade agreement during the transition period has attracted much attention.

Analysts believe that the two parties must reach an agreement before mid-November to ensure that there is enough time to complete their respective legal procedures.

　　The Guardian reported that on November 6, local time, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Johnson stated that the UK had made full preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period.

Johnson pointed out that he hopes to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, but if the final stage of negotiations with the European Union fails, the United Kingdom is already fully prepared.

He said: "I very much hope that we can (reach an agreement), obviously it depends on our friends and partners across the strait."

　　On the 7th, Johnson and the European Commission President Von der Lein talked on the phone to discuss the latest developments in the future relationship negotiations between the two sides with a trade agreement as the core, and decided to continue negotiations in London on the 9th to reach an agreement.

　　It is understood that Britain officially left the European Union on January 31 this year, and then entered an 11-month transition period.

If the UK and Europe fail to reach a trade agreement during the transition period, the bilateral trade will return to the WTO framework from 2021 and re-implement arrangements such as border inspections and tariffs.