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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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Amelie de Montchalin: trust between the Two Sides is crucial

, The EU will not be pressurized by any "artificial deadlines" in the post-Brexit trade talks with Britain, France, the Europe minister, has warned.

Amelie de Montchalin said the EU needed to write to just "any" offer would say, until the end of the year, "the substance was much more important than deadlines".

Britain has said it could Walk Away from The Talks in June, unless the "basic principles" of an agreement.

The Process will be conducted in the English language that begin on Monday .

been published, with the topics in The First round of the negotiations, including trade in goods and services, transport, energy, fisheries, and "fair and open competition" in The Future .

for More rounds of negotiations, the every two to three weeks, alternating between London and Brussels.

The meeting in June, in which both sides "take stock" of the progress at this point likely to be crucial.

the UK has the extension of The Process excluded over the end of the year, when the post-Brexit transition phase at the end.

the UK and The EU have agreed on a timetable for negotiations, based on 11 simultaneous streams, including the controversial topic of "a level playing field for fair and open competition".

Eighteen days of talks were planned until mid-may, but the UK has not agreed to, the negotiations over the defense or foreign policy, to the EU side.

The document says that the working groups could not necessarily change the structure of The Final agreement and the modalities. The Two Sides may also make rounds to talk to each other outside the formal.

The negotiations in Brussels will be held in a conference centre, not at the headquarters of the European Commission , although the "plenary sessions" and meetings with The Chief -take place under the dealer there.

on Friday the document, in the terms of reference for The Talks , says June high-level meeting between The Chief negotiator David Frost and Michel Barnier will seek to "move votes actions, forward in the negotiations on The Future of relations".

in his speech at the Chatham House Think Tank in London, Ms de Montchalin said the EU will not accept "time-compressed" and is "not ready to sign any kind of sign of a deal on the 31. December at 11 o'clock".

"We can not allow our ambition influenced by what I would call, artificial deadlines," She Said .

David Frost (l) and Michel Barnier (r) leads the negotiation teams

"If the UK decides to shorten the negotiations, the time, it will be, the United Kingdom is responsible.

"It's not Our Choice , on the European side, and this choice will have consequences in terms of the width and depth of The Relationship we can Build . for us, substance is much, much more important than the deadlines. "

the UK officially leave the EU at the end of January, but continues to hold The Talks on a long-lasting trade relations to take place of many of the EU regulations, while.

the UK and The EU have both fishing their priorities for The Talks , with flash-points, including the United Kingdom, the desire for deviation from the EU employment and environmental standards in The Future , your judgment out of any role for the European court of justice and the EU access to UK waters.

the United Kingdom has insisted on a "comprehensive" free trade agreement, according to the model of the already existing agreements of the EU with the likes of Canada and Japan, is possible within 10 months, and it will decide this summer whether this is achievable.

If the UK decides such a business is not in view, the government has said it will be at the World Trade organization rules, from the beginning of 2021, under an arrangement similar to that which the EU and Australia.

The EU, published on Monday , said any trade agreement "should be to maintain common high standards and the corresponding high standards in the course of time, with the Union standards as a Reference Point "

Mrs de Montchalin said the trust between the Two Sides was needed to know an important prerequisite for a successful outcome and the EU, that the existing repurchase agreement and its guarantees are complied with for the rights of the citizens and of the Northern Irish border would be.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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