EU’s Barnier Suspends Brexit Talks Over COVID-19 Contact

EU’s Barnier Suspends Brexit Talks Over COVID-19 Contact
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier leaves a conference centre as talks continue between the EU and the UK in London on Nov. 12, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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With just days left to thrash out a Brexit trade deal, the EU’s chief negotiator has suspended talks with his UK counterpart after someone on his team tested positive for the CCP virus.

The European Union’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said the negotiations were paused “for a short period”.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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