Brexit negotiations start

Negotiations on Brexit started on Monday in Brussels.

Michel Barnier tweeted that “We approach these negotiations in a constructive spirit. We want to agree an ambitious and fair partnership. We will respect our prior joint commitments.”

POLITICO’s analysts said that the start of negotiations on future relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union has turned into an unsporting mismatch. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson no longer seems to care about objectives his government signed up to just a few months ago, leaving Brussels struggling to hold London to common standards once the Withdrawal Agreement transition period the two sides negotiated expires at the end of this year.

Paul Taylor said that the Europeans came prepared to play three-dimensional chess, but the British seem to have shown up dressed to play rugby instead.

 

Via POLITICO

 

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