EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says, 'we’ve seen in the last days better progress, more movement on important files.' European Council President Charles Michel, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, following an EU Summit video conference at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday. Previous NextThe European Union on Friday issued one of its most upbeat assessments of the state of post-Brexit trade negotiations, as the talks face an ever tighter deadline for a deal to enter into force for the start of the new year. Despite the upbeat assessment, von der Leyen sought to temper any excessive optimism that may be generated. A trade deal would ensure there are no tariffs and quotas on trade in goods between the two sides, but there would still be technical costs, partly associated with customs checks and non-tariff barriers on services.

Source: The Standard November 20, 2020 15:00 UTC