Macron says 'not sure' EU-UK trade deal possible before end of 2020 | Malay Mail

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PARIS, Feb 23 — French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday said he was “not sure” it would be possible for the European Union and Britain to reach a trade deal by the end of the year. Britain and the EU are about to embark on negotiations aiming to hammer out a trade agreement by the time the...

Sunday, 23 Feb 2020 11:08 AM MYT

Britain and the EU are about to embark on negotiations aiming to hammer out a trade agreement by the time the post-Brexit transition period shuts at the end of December. “Anyway, it is going to become more tense because are very hard,” he said, adding that fishing rights would be a key point of contention.

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said the EU's top priorities are fishing, security and maintaining fair trading conditions for European companies.

 

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