"Allons-y," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said to Johnson, using a French term for "let's go" as they headed off for dinner in the star-shaped 1960s modernist Berlaymont building, headquarters of the EU's executive. "Allons-y," Johnson replied. Before this brief exchange the two leaders greeted each other and took masks off for photographs. Both sides have cast the meeting as a chance to unlock the stalled trade talks but acknowledge there is a danger that there may be no trade deal in place when Britain finally leaves the EU's orbit on Dec 31.

Source: bd News24 December 09, 2020 19:18 UTC