Brexit: meeting between Johnson and von der Leyen in Brussels. No agreement, we negotiate until Sunday

2020-12-10T00:05:52.732Z

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels in the evening, where he was received by Ursula von der Leyen to take stock of the negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. The working dinner in Brussels was based on fish, which brought together the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. A menu, some British media point out, focused precisely on what is one of the issues that saw the negotiations for the post-Brexit trade agreement run aground: fishing. The face to face between von der Leyen and Johnson aimed precisely at opening the political space for an exit from the impasse and the resumption of negotiations to avoid the scenario of the no-deal. The respective chief negotiators, David Frost and Michel Barnier, will also have dinner with BoJo and the president of the European Commission. No agreement, negotiation until Sunday There was no turning point in the long dinner between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen on the post-Brexit. This was reported by a source in Downing Street, specifying that the British premier and the president of the European Commission have verified that "very large" distances remain, but they also agreed to continue negotiations until Sunday, indicated as the deadline for a decision " firm "between deal and no deal. The British source, quoted by the Kingdom media, spoke of "a frank discussion on the significant obstacles that remain in the negotiations". He then added that "very wide differences remain between the two parties and that it is not yet clear whether they can be closed" to reach a free trade agreement or if London will instead end the post-divorce transition period on December 31 with a no. deal. The source, however, specified that the talks between the two negotiating teams will resume in these days until the end of the week because "we do not want to leave any unexplored road". In any case, the final deadline has been set for next Sunday, a deadline by which, according to Downing Street, "a firm decision on the future of the negotiations will be made".