EU and UK negotiators Michel Barnier and David Frost will today (29th June) resume negotiations over a UK-EU trade deal after a fortnight’s break, with the discussions including a series of face-to-face meetings on the areas of greatest concession - fisheries, the level-playing field and criminal justice cooperation.
The deadline to extend the Brexit transition period expires on Wednesday, but it is hoped that further time will be agreed and granted if needed given the dire economic repercussions of a hard Brexit for both the EU and the UK.
With just six months to go until the end of the transition period, the lack of any meaningful progress towards a deal has left the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) extremely concerned, not least given the impact of the coronavirus and possible further impacts of further spikes and lockdowns on the economy.