European Parliament
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| Presidents | David Sassoli |
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| Seats | 751 MEPs |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| Belgium | |
| First Vice-President | Mairead McGuinness |
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| Founded | Europe |
| Voting systems | Party-list proportional representation |
| Single transferable vote | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 1346557 |
About European Parliament
Coverage of European Parliament proceedings in Strasbourg.
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Michel Barnier: the United Kingdom, can-Canada trade deal with EU
Michel Barnier is the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit
the UK does not have the same trade deal with the EU as Canada is to the Block, the chief negotiator.
Michel Barnier said the EU was ready to provide an "ambitious partnership" with the UK post-brexit, but his "special Closeness " meant, it would be different.
It Comes after the British negotiator, David Frost , in a speech in Brussels, called for a "Canada free trade agreement-type relationship."
The Two Sides through negotiations in the next month.
the UK leave the EU at 31. January and is now in a transitional phase, after the majority of The Bloc 's Rules - while a post-Brexit trade deal hammered out.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set a deadline of 31. December to reach an agreement on a plan that says he will not extend the transitional period beyond then.
in his first speech on the trade thing, because to win his General election, Mr Johnson said he wanted to, which lasted to negotiate for seven years.
According to the agreement, the import duties were the most, were removed, the between the Two Countries , nevertheless, there are still customs and VAT inspections.
But in front of journalists as he came to the European Parliament , Commissioner, doubted the possibility.
"We remain ready, in the UK, an ambitious partnership," he said.
"A trade agreement includes in particular fish, and includes a level playing field, with a country that has a special Proximity - is a unique spatial and economic Proximity - which is the reason why it can't be compared to Canada or South Korea or Japan. "
Mr Barnier said that the EU add remained "ready to work very quickly and with the British" on the basis of the agreement with Mr. Johnson prior to the Brexit: "We remain ready to propose this partnership, if the UK wants it. "
Speaking on Thursday in Brussels, Mr Frost said the British "must have the possibility of laws that suit us" and not the subject of decisions by the European courts.
He recalled that Mr. Johnson ' s request for a Canada-type agreement, and said that if it could not agree to this, the United Kingdom would follow the basic international Rules , it is currently with Australia.
Mr. Frost said that the UK will set out more details of his vision for The Future of relations with the EU in the next week.
Source of news: bbc.com
