Latest post-Brexit talks end in stalemateHis patience appears to be wearing thinBRUSSELS: The latest round of Brexit trade talks ended with no breakthrough Friday, as the EU and Britain stuck to long-held positions and called for negotiations to be ramped up. This is when Britain will leave the EU's single market and customs union with or without a trade deal. Barnier said this declaration -- legally a non-binding annex to the Brexit withdrawal agreement -- could be the "only reference" for the talks. All focus now turns to talks between Johnson and EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel at an unspecified date later this month. A sense of urgency has also been sapped by the coronavirus outbreak that has made Brexit talks a lower priority in EU capitals.

Source: Bangkok Post June 05, 2020 12:45 UTC