Original title: The Brexit issue was squeezed out of the EU summit agenda. Both sides believe that their positions may no longer be reconciled
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final attempt, urging EU leaders to intervene to save the trade talks on the brink of collapse. However, the discussion at the EU summit on Thursday night overdue, and the issue of Brexit was almost completely squeezed out of the agenda.
The heads of government of the 27 EU countries held overnight consultations in Brussels on issues such as setting strict new environmental targets. Some leaders critical to the Brexit negotiations, including German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron, were originally scheduled to listen to reports on the future relationship between the EU and the UK at dinner, but they ended up after a whole night of difficult negotiations. , Heard the briefing for less than 10 minutes at 8:30 in the morning.
Two European officials pointed out that European Commission President Von der Lein, who met with Johnson on Wednesday, said at the summit that no agreement is now a more likely option. She said that the main obstacles remain unresolved.
The European side has not paid enough attention to the Brexit issue, which is not good news for Johnson. The two parties have actually promised to declare the end of negotiations no later than this Sunday. Although the EU and British teams continue to meet in Brussels, officials admit that if they are unsure of a new political direction, there is little to talk about.
Officials on both sides pointed out that the dinner between Johnson and Von der Lein on Wednesday night would be much worse than expected, leading to a deterioration in the form of negotiations. In the past few days, optimism has clearly risen, and both negotiators and diplomats believe that the two sides may eventually reach an agreement, but their hopes soon shattered.
The talks took place in Von der Lein’s private apartment at the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters. Both sides sent several officials.
EU officials said that none of the new ideas proposed by Johnson worked for the EU, and he also proposed long-abandoned foreign policy coordination programs in an attempt to make the EU compromise. The British side said that von der Lein and her team did not back down and refused to discuss various proposals to reach a compromise, which was extremely shocking.
Officials said on Thursday that as the December 31 deadline draws closer, both sides are beginning to believe that their respective positions may really be out of reconciliation.
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