Brexit negotiations entering final stage: EU s Barnier
Wednesday - August 22, 2018 4:36 am ,
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Brexit negotiations entering final stage: EU s Barnier
Brussels Aug 22 (IANS) The European Union (EU) s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said the bloc s Brexit negotiations with Britain are now entering the final stage.
Negotiations on the Brexit deal resumed on Tuesday after the summer break Xinhua news agency reported.
Discussions between Britain s Brexit minister Dominic Raab and Barnier have focused on three work streams including a backstop solution for avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland the other outstanding issues of the Withdrawal Agreement for instance the protection of existing Geographical Indications and the political declaration on the EU-Britain future relationship.
"The negotiations are now entering the final stage. We have agreed that the EU and the UK will negotiate continuously from now on " said Barnier in a statement.
"Our challenge for the coming weeks is to try and define an ambitious partnership between the UK and the EU. A partnership that has no precedent " he said.
He added this partnership has to respect the single market and the foundations of the European project.
--IANS pgh/
Negotiations on the Brexit deal resumed on Tuesday after the summer break Xinhua news agency reported.
Discussions between Britain s Brexit minister Dominic Raab and Barnier have focused on three work streams including a backstop solution for avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland the other outstanding issues of the Withdrawal Agreement for instance the protection of existing Geographical Indications and the political declaration on the EU-Britain future relationship.
"The negotiations are now entering the final stage. We have agreed that the EU and the UK will negotiate continuously from now on " said Barnier in a statement.
"Our challenge for the coming weeks is to try and define an ambitious partnership between the UK and the EU. A partnership that has no precedent " he said.
He added this partnership has to respect the single market and the foundations of the European project.
--IANS pgh/
