EU says it is getting ‘extremely late’ for post-Brexit deal

A top EU diplomat warns it is getting dangerously late to secure a post-Brexit trade deal as a week of crucial talks begins in Brussels.

“Let’s see if there will be an agreement. We can’t tell at this stage whether this will be by the end of this week or whenever — or at all,” the envoy tells reporters on condition of anonymity.

“This is already getting extremely late,” he adds.

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost are in Brussels in hopes of securing an agreement after eight months of talks.

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, and the British Prime Minister’s Europe adviser David Frost arrive for Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

— AFP

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