Brexit Trade Talks at ‘Crucial Moment,’ EU Negotiator Says

Brexit Trade Talks at ‘Crucial Moment,’ EU Negotiator Says
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier addresses the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 18, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via Reuters
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British and EU officials are still working hard at this “crucial moment” in Brexit trade talks, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Dec. 20, with only days left before the Brexit transition period is set to end on Dec. 31.

Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost have been struggling to break the deadlock, even with intervention by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.