UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said Britain and the European Union could enter into a series of “mini-unilateral” agreements if no trade deal 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, close to the UK-US link, which could include agreements he described as ” side contracts “, The Telegraph reported. Any trade deal is “realistically unlikely” to be approved until after Christmas, meaning lawmakers will be allowed to vote on a potential deal just hours before the end of the transition period, he said.
Speaking in Parliament last week, Gove said that, like any other group of neighbors, there will be talks between the UK and EU member states that choose to make unilateral decisions affecting the life of one party or the other. make it easier and those decisions may be answered, ”the newspaper reported.
People familiar with both sides of the negotiations told Bloomberg that the trade talks are unlikely to end on Sunday, but that it should be done before Christmas, as disagreements over the fisheries remain the main obstacle. European countries with large fishing industries are opposed to further concessions from the European Commission. Nonetheless, officials from both sides said the gap can still be bridged.
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