Sunday, September 6, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with top European Union officials,as to try to push forward trade discussions after post-Brexit negotiations ended last week with little sign of progress and a new deadline looming.

High level EU-UK talks set for Monday as new deadline looms. BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with top European Union officials,as to try to push forward trade discussions after post-Brexit negotiations ended last week with little sign of progress and a new deadline looming. (1 of 4) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of PMQs in Parliament in London, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (2 of 4) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, bound for PMQs in the House of Commons, Wednesday June 3, 2020. Johnson announced earlier that his Britain is ready to open the door to almost 3 million Hong Kong citizens if China enacts a national security law for the city. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) (3 of 4) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, addresses the European Parliament plenary in Brussels, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The European Union is to unveil Wednesday a massive coronavirus recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros to help countries rebuild their ailing economies, but the bloc remains deeply divided over what conditions should be attached to the funds. (4 of 4) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, addresses the European Parliament plenary in Brussels, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The European Union is to unveil Wednesday a massive coronavirus recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros to help countries rebuild their ailing economies, but the bloc remains deeply divided over what conditions should be attached to the funds. June 11, 2020 “The High-Level meeting between the EU and U.K. is now confirmed for 15 June,” European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer tweeted Thursday. The EU delegation will include Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President David Sassoli. In London, Downing Street confirmed the video conference meeting would take place Monday afternoon, and that the sides “have agreed an intensified timetable” for the trade negotiations in July. That would involve “a mix of formal negotiating rounds and smaller group meetings, both in London and Brussels” if coronavirus restrictions permit.......................... EU says 'significant divergences' remain in Brexit talks BRUSSELS (AP) — EU and U.K. negotiators have yet to find a way to overcome “significant divergences" in their attempt to seal a post-Brexit compromise, the European Union's chief negotiator said on Thursday. (1 of 5) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, speaks with the British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost during Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, at EU headquarters in Brussels. EU and U.K. negotiators have yet to find a way to overcome "significant divergences" in their attempt to seal a post-Brexit compromise, a spokesman for the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet. Pool Photo via AP, File) (2 of 5) Farmers from the group Save British Farming drive tractors around Parliament Square, backdropped by the Houses of Parliament and the scaffolded Big Ben tower in London, in a protest against cheaply produced lower standard food being imported from the U.S. after Brexit that will undercut them, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (3 of 5) Farmers from the group Save British Farming drive tractors around Parliament Square, in London, in a protest against cheaply produced lower standard food being imported from the U.S. after Brexit that will undercut them, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (4 of 5) Farmers from the group Save British Farming drive tractors across Westminster Bridge, in London, in a protest against cheaply produced lower standard food being imported from the U.S. after Brexit that will undercut them, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (5 of 5) Farmers from the group Save British Farming drive tractors around Parliament Square, backdropped by the Houses of Parliament, at right, and the scaffolded Big Ben tower in London, in a protest against cheaply produced lower standard food being imported from the U.S. after Brexit that will undercut them, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. ................................... (1 of 4) United Kingdom's Brexit envoy David Frost arrives at EU headquarters in Brussels. Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator Frost is quoted in a newspaper Sunday Sept. 6, 2020, saying Britain wants “to get back the powers to control our borders and that is the most important thing”, as he talks tough ahead of crucial Brexit trade talks, saying the U.K. was “not afraid to walk away.” (2 of 4) Traffic moves along the M6 motorway near Birmingham, England. Trade associations representing British freight haulers and storage companies are asking for urgent talks with government leaders to allay concerns over preparations for Brexit, that may threaten supplies of critical goods caused by border controls and computer systems. September 06, 2020 David Frost told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that Britain wants “to get back the powers to control our borders and that is the most important thing.” Frost and EU negotiator Michel Barnier are due to meet in London on Tuesday for the eighth round of negotiations since Britain left the now 27-nation bloc on Jan. 31. ..................... Brexit negotiator says UK unafraid to walk away without Deal. LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator talked tough ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade talks, saying the U.K. was “not afraid to walk away” if the European Union does not give ground on key issues. x September 06, 2020 David Frost told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that Britain wants “to get back the powers to control our borders and that is the most important thing.” Frost and EU negotiator Michel Barnier are due to meet in London on Tuesday for the eighth round of negotiations since Britain left the now 27-nation bloc on Jan. 31. That political departure will be followed by an economic break when an 11-month transition period ends on Dec. 31 and Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union. The two sides are trying to strike a new deal on trade, security and a host of other issues, but talks are deadlocked. The key sticking points are European boats’ access to U.K. fishing waters and state aid to industries. The EU is determined to ensure a “level playing field” for competition so British firms can’t undercut the bloc’s environmental or workplace standards or pump public money into U.K. industries. Britain accuses the bloc of making demands that it has not imposed on other countries it has free trade deals with, such as Canada. Frost said Britain was “not going to compromise on the fundamentals of having control over our own laws.” “We are not going to accept level playing field provisions that lock us in to the way the EU do things,” he said. Both sides have downplayed the chances of a deal, though some of that rhetoric is muscle-flexing before crucial weeks of talks. Barnier said last week he was “worried and disappointed” by the lack of progress and said the U.K. had not “engaged constructively.” If there is not a deal, tariffs and other obstacles to trade will be imposed from Jan. 1. British freight firms warned last week there could be logjams at ports and supplies of key goods in Britain could be “severely disrupted” if there was no trade deal. Follow all AP stories about Brexit and British politics at https://apnews.com/Brexit. .......................... The UK says a fishing deal with the EU and by the end of June looks unlikely. LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s chief negotiator with the European Union said Wednesday it's looking increasingly unlikely the two sides will agree — as hoped — on the terms of access to each other’s waters by the end of next month. (1 of 1) European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier, right, speaks with the British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost during the start of the first round of post -Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, at EU headquarters in Brussels. Slowed by the coronavirus pandemic and whipped up by a British-imposed deadline, talks between the EU and the UK on a future relationship in the wake of Brexit are struggling to make significant progress. A third negotiation session is drawing to a close on Friday, May 15, 2020 but so far, just over 100 days after the official exit of the UK from the EU, fundamental gaps still exist. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP, File)May 27, 2020 Speaking to lawmakers, David Frost said he is “beginning to think we’re not going to make it by June 30” and that an agreement by that date was an “aspiration." As part of the U.K.'s departure from the EU earlier this year, the two sides said an agreement by the end of June would mean new arrangements could be in place by the start of 2021, when the U.K. formally leaves the EU's economic orbit. The U.K. left the political institutions of the EU on Jan. 31, but it remains inside the EU's tariff-free single market and customs union until the end of the year. That so-called transition period can be extended two years although a deal to do so has to be made by July 1, according to the legal documents accompanying Brexit. Frost repeated once again that the U.K. will not request an extension. “I think we have always put a lot of emphasis on economic and political freedom at the end of this year and on avoiding ongoing significant payments into the EU budget," Frost said. “And, of course, those things are accomplished by ending the transition period at the end of the year.” Frost's comments came as his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier, said the 27-country bloc is “open” to a two-year extension. Three rounds of talks have failed to produce much headway, notably around fishing rights. The U.K. wants a fisheries deal to be a standalone agreement whereby the two sides negotiate access and quotas. The EU, for its part, has sought to link fisheries to other trade issues. Frost confirmed that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to take part in discussions with EU leaders in June, though no date has been set for the summit. Another round of Brexit talks, conducted via video conferencing, is set to start Monday. While worries about the coronavirus have dominated over the past couple of months, businesses and financial markets are still fretting about a “no-deal” Brexit that would see tariffs and other impediments imposed on trade. That's an even greater concern in light of the deep economic recessions both sides are facing as a result of the lockdowns governments imposed to curb the spread of the virus. Follow AP’s full coverage of Brexit and British politics at: https://www.apnews.com/Brexit xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx EU-UK deadlock on trade talks goes on with time running out. BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain remained deadlocked Friday in their talks on trade ties after Brexit,with EU negotiator Michel Barnier saying that any chance of a deal seemed to be slipping away. (1 of 6) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (2 of 6) 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, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (3 of 6) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (4 of 6) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (5 of 6) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (6 of 6) European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier takes off his protective face mask prior to speaking at a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) August 21, 2020 “Too often this week it felt as if we were going backwards more than forward given the short time left,” he said in a damning assessment of the negotiations. “I simply do not understand why we are wasting valuable time,” he said after the 7th round of talks concluded with little reported progress. The British side left just as frustrated, saying the EU kept insisting that Britain would have to continue to adhere to EU rules for full free trade even though the nation left the bloc on Jan. 31. “The EU is still insisting not only that we must accept continuity with EU state aid and fisheries policy, but also that this must be agreed before any further substantive work can be done in any other area of the negotiation,” said U.K. negotiator David Frost. Barnier said the effective deadline for the talks was the end of October to allow for legal vetting and national approvals before any deal comes into force on Jan. 1, 2021, when Britain's transition period from member state to non-EU member ends. “I am disappointed and worried,” Barnier said. He added that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has yet to live up to his promise to instill a sense of urgency in the talks. The parties disagree on rules for state aid for businesses and on fisheries, with the U.K. opposed to EU demands for long-term access to British waters. Both say they want to avoid a “no deal” scenario that would see tariffs and other restrictions imposed on trade. Frost was not only criticized by the EU for his negotiating stance, but also from within Britain, as Scotland sided with Barnier. Scotland was one of the U.K.'s nations to vote to remain in the EU during the 2016 referendum, and its continued criticism of London underscores the rift Brexit has left in the nation. “It is unforgiveable for the U.K. government to be recklessly running down the clock and causing maximum economic uncertainty," said Scotland's External Affairs Secretary Michael Russell. “The U.K. government must start to put jobs before its hard Brexit ideology.” Britain is seeking a free-trade pact similar to one the EU negotiated with Canada. The EU wants to ensure both sides have similar rules on a wide range of issues, including workers’ rights, the environment and government subsidies, before discussing such an agreement. ......................................... The BREXIT without EU Agreement when implemented, can cause UK an unforeseen Economic Recession, National Disunity and disorientation with the EU, which can push UK into uncontrollable economic Havoc or Malaise & product/service delivery Doom, which are secretly organized Queen led imperialist Conservatives to hot up UK economically and caused Labor Crisis where legally or non legally documented working Migrants, shall have their work/labor employment problem, as their Services/labors shall not be required but they will be retrenched and shall be pushed back  to their Countries of Origin.  Russia tactically challenged the West for the past Soviet Collapse and Russia is using their paid western Agents or its proxies to destabilize West politically and Economically, etc Catania Separatists, French Green Vet Protests and all European Far Right Activists/Politics. It is advisable for Caribbean or African Migrants to safeguard themselves with Dual Citizenship, access to avail themselves with dual work/residency in the UK with moderate Caribbean Countries like Antigua, Bermuda & others or African Countries like Rwanda, Namibia & Senegal. ....................................................... Officially, Britain to Return back to its EU Status (Status quo ante),with No EU Negotiation Penalty. But Britain attempted to leave the EU or Disengage from the EU via BREXIT, led to technical UK Governmental/Business Damage of below £2 Billion. Continuing BREXIT Negotiation/Implementation Program ,led to a full UK Governmental/Business Damage more than £2 Billion Damage Cost., while Britain BREXIT Implementation, led to future British Economic Collapse. British EX-Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, a Putin Crony/Agent who Sold BREXIT DOOM to the gullible British Prime Minister Theresa May,as UK is a Former quasi EU,which function as EU UK's Johnson seeks to quell Brexit fears in Northern Ireland LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Thursday that businesses in Northern Ireland will continue to enjoy seamless access to the rest of the U.K. after a Brexit transition period with the European Union expires at the end of the year. (1 of 12) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HQ during his visit to Belfast, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP) August 13, 2020 “There will be no border down the Irish Sea — over my dead body," he said on a visit to Northern Ireland, where he met the new Irish prime minister, Micheal Martin. Following the U.K.'s departure from the EU at the end of January, the country is in a transition period with the bloc during which it remains part of its economic arrangements, including the tariff-free single market and customs union. Though discussions about the future economic relationship are still taking place, Northern Ireland has a special status in the talks — deal or no deal. Under the Northern Ireland protocol, negotiated as part of last year's Brexit deal, the region will follow some of the EU’s rules to allow freedom of movement of goods and services across the border with Ireland, which remains part of the EU. Business leaders in Northern Ireland have expressed concerns that the rules and regulations associated with that requirement will make trading with the rest of the U.K. more expensive, even prohibitive. The next round of talks about the future relationship are set to commence in Brussels on Aug. 18. Johnson's main negotiator, David Frost, said in a tweet that the U.K. side will go into those talks “in good faith to talk constructively about all the issues," and that an agreement can be reached in September. Johnson's Irish counterpart, Martin, said both the EU and the U.K. want to avoid another economic shock following the coronavirus pandemic. “I think where there’s a will, there’s a way,” he said. “It seems to me that there is a landing zone if that will be there on both sides and I think it is, on the European Union side and on the British side to find that landing zone." ........................................................ State with its different Currency, No North Ireland & Ireland Republic Border and Queen off Table transaction which are not covered by industrial/data Production and factual economic index,as obtainable from Germany,but France is not a complete EU,like UK has so many off Table exploitative Trade/Transactions not covered by Production or direct Trade.there is no Need for BREXIT,as UK usually function as an EU State  without BREXIT strict Regulation/Border. why the UK officially seeking for BREXIT with its Cost and now leaving shall cost the UK, 2 Billion Pounds and establishing BREXIT,shall cause the UK a Doom. Visit these published Articles' websites.   www.maziliteralworks.wordpress.com  www.maziliteralorks.blogspot.com www.disqus.com/home/channel/mazipatrick/ https://maziliteralworks.tumblr.com/ www.twitter.com/Maziliteraworks Regards, Mazi Patrick  O., email: akwaba2000@gmail.com Thinker, Writer, Political Strategist, Historian & Psychoanalyst. 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