EU says Brexit transition to end by 2021
The European Commission said yesterday that a Brexit transition period during which Britain must obey EU rules should last until the end of 2020.
The development comes after EU leaders last week signed off on the first stage of Brexit negotiations, ending more than a year of stalemate over Britain's bill for leaving the bloc, as well the fate of the Irish border and EU expatriates.
Unveiling the EU executive branch's new negotiating guidelines, chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that during the transition period Britain would remain part of the bloc's single market, which includes freedom of immigration for EU nationals.
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