Brexit Talks Continue But Johnson and EU Warn of Big Differences

  • November 14, 2020 4:35 AM PST
    Brexit Talks Continue But Johnson and EU Warn of Big Differences

    U.K.
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula
    von der Leyen used a phone call on Saturday to plot the way forward
    toward a Brexit deal, but said that large differences still need to be
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      The prime minister and the European Unions chief official will now
    allow their negotiators --David Frost for the U.K. and Michel Barnier
    for the EU -- to resume trade talks in London, in what a U.K. spokesman
    described as a redoubling of efforts. They had been paused since
    Thursday to enable the two sides to take stock.
      “Some progress has
    been made, but large differences remain especially on level playing
    field and fisheries,” von der Leyen said in a Tweet. “Our teams will
    continue working hard next week. We will remain in close contact in the
    next days.”
      Both the EU and U.K. have previously indicated that
    Nov. 15 is the very last moment a deal can be done if it is to be
    ratified by their respective parliaments before the post-Brexit
    transition period ends on Dec. 31 and the U.K. formally leaves the
    European single market.
      A statement from the U.K. echoed both the
    determination and the difficulties. Talks have been stuck for months on
    the key issues of the level playing field for business and access to
    British fishing waters.
      Prime Minister @BorisJohnson and Commission President @vonderleyen spoke today about our negotiations with the EU.
      My talks with @MichelBarnier will continue in London on Monday. pic.twitter.com/BfmJm7oVFD
      — David Frost (@DavidGHFrost) November 7, 2020

      “The Prime Minister set out that, while some progress had been made
    in recent discussions, significant differences remain in a number of
    areas, including the so-called level playing field and fish,” a U.K.
    government spokesperson said. Johnson and von der Leyen “agreed that
    their negotiating teams would continue talks in London next week,
    beginning on Monday, in order to redouble efforts to reach a deal,” the
    spokesperson said.
      After 14 straight days of negotiations, the two
    sides offered a downbeat assessment earlier this week on the state of
    play, with each blaming the other for the lack of progress. The talks
    are stuck on three big issues: the so-called level playing field for
    business, access to British fishing waters and how any potential deal is
    enforced.