Brexit: UK formally confirms it will not consider an
extension of the transition period … ...second meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee under the
Withdrawal Agreement took place today. In a press statement,
European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional
Relations, Maroš Šefčovič, noted that the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
has confirmed that the UK will not consider an extension of the
Brexit transition period. The EU remains open to such an extension.
However, the EU and UK both agreed on accelerating the
implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and to accelerate their
work. They agreed that the Joint Committee should meet again in
early September.
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