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EU wants to intensify Brexit trade talks with UK, amid concerns over ‘serious divergences’
The European Commission chief believes Brexit trade talks should be intensified as the deadline looms, as Brussels’ lead negotiator says the latest round ended with “persistent serious divergences” from the UK on important issues.
The EU’s negotiator, Michel Barnier, noted on Friday that the parties had made fresh progress on aviation safety and safeguards of fundamental rights. There was no movement, however, on personal data protection or carbon pricing, he said, and flagged “persistent serious divergences on matters of major importance for the European Union.”
