EU’s Barnier: A Brexit deal will not be easy to achieve

Addressing the press on the latest round of Brexit negotiations, the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier commented on the issues of fisheries and said that state aid still no willingness on UK side to take on board EU priorities.

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• Disappointed and surprised talks not speeding up.
• We have had useful discussions this week but there has been little progress.
• Any trade agreement must go hand in hand with fair standards on the level playing field.
• We need a long-term perspective for European fishermen.
• The EU is still insisting that we must accept continuity with EU state aid and fisheries policy.
• There won't be cherry-picking on single market access.
• The agreement is still possible, and it is still our goal.
• It is clear that a deal will not be easy to achieve.