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The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

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The negotiators met face-to-face, before The Virus stopped sessions

the UK and the EU negotiating partners have agreed on the stage for three further rounds of negotiations on a post-British EU-deal outlet.

David Frost , the British chief negotiator and the European Commission negotiator, Michel Barnier , discussed the progress made by video-conference.

The new timetable was confirmed in a joint statement that described The Talks as "constructive".

Downing Street has said time and again, it is obliged, agreeing a deal until December 2020.

The dates for three full weeks from the start of The Talks on 20 April, 11. May and 1. June.

face-to-face talks were aborted in the last month - and, Mr Frost and Mr Barnier, both spent time in self-isolation due to The Virus .

During the Wednesday meeting, the negotiation team, The Work that has been evaluated, since both sides

said The joint Declaration, too, that while The Work had helped to "identify all the important areas of divergence and convergence", since it was agreed that further rounds of negotiations were needed to make real, tangible progress in the negotiations until June".

Mr Frost and Mr Barnier also discussed the implementation of the.

Under the terms of the agreement with the EU, the United Kingdom up to The End of the Year , in which it continues to follow the most Brussels Rules - to reach a deal.

It was also agreed that the technical committees on Northern Ireland and on the rights of the citizens would soon meet.

On Tuesday, German Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government wanted the relationship to see the future, The Talks with the EU until The End of this Year .

He Said : "I am confident that The Work will continue and, hopefully, a satisfactory conclusion, but we remain committed to The Timeline that we set Out to do. "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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