UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove said Britain and the European Union could be involved in a series of “unilateral mini-agreements” if no trade agreement is reached by the end of the month.
Gove said Britain and the bloc’s 27 member states could form a new “special relationship” after the end of the transition period, near the link between the UK and the US, which could include agreements he described. as “secondary agreements,” the Telegraph reported. He said any trade deal is “really unlikely” to be approved until after Christmas, which means lawmakers will only be able to vote on a potential deal just hours before the end of the transition period.
Speaking to Parliament last week, Gove said that, like any group of neighbors, there will be talks between the UK and EU member states “who choose to make unilateral decisions that will make life easier for either party. and it may be that these unilateral decisions correspond, “the newspaper reported.
People familiar with both sides of the negotiations told Bloomberg that trade talks are unlikely to end on Sunday, but that they should do so before Christmas, as disagreements over fishing remain the key hurdle. European countries with large fishing industries are resisting any other concession proposed by the European Commission. However, officials on both sides said the gap could still be bridged.
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