EU representatives go to London to restart trade negotiations with the UK

　　China News Service, November 27, according to Reuters, on the 27th local time, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Barnier said that after the end of self-isolation, he will travel to London that night to continue offline with representatives of the British side. Negotiations of trade agreements.

He also warned that there are still major differences between Britain and Europe.

Data map: Barnier, chief representative of the EU's Brexit negotiations (pictured right).

Photo courtesy of the European Union

　　According to reports, Barnier said on the 27th that he had to self-isolate because one of his team had previously been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

Now that the quarantine period expires, he will return to London to meet with David Frost, the British negotiator.

　　There are only five weeks left before the UK officially leaves the European Union, but negotiations on a trade agreement between the two sides are still stagnant.

At present, negotiations are still blocked on three main issues-fisheries, state aid and dispute settlement.

So far, neither party has shown the willingness to make enough changes on these three issues.

　　British Prime Minister Johnson said: “Obviously, there are still substantial and important differences to be bridged, but we are working to resolve them.” “The possibility of reaching an agreement depends largely on our friends and partners in the EU-if they If you want to reach an agreement, an agreement will be reached."

　　Barnier said, “If London does not make the necessary decisions quickly, reaching an agreement is almost impossible. Time flies quickly. There are only a few days for further negotiations.”

　　Another EU diplomat told Reuters that the prospects for a trade agreement between Britain and Europe "are not particularly bright."

　　According to previous reports, the UK officially left the European Union on January 31, 2020, and then entered an 11-month transition period.

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