The U.K. is scheduled to leave the EU on Jan. 31. If it does, it will be the first time a country leaves the world’s biggest trading bloc. “I am very concerned about how little time we have,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the French business newspaper Les Echos. As the leader of the executive commission, von der Leyen heads the EU institution responsible for Brexit talks and negotiating trade deals on behalf of member countries. But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he would not agree to any delays.

Source: thestar December 27, 2019 11:48 UTC