EU leaders arrive for Council meeting

European Union leers began arriving for an in-person Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

leers are expected to discuss EU budget, COVID-19, climate change, extremism, relations with Turkey, and Brexit.

After a last-minute dinner between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ended in agreement, issue of a Brexit tre deal remains.

Months of tre talks have failed to bridge gaps on three issues - fishing rights, fair-competition rules and governance of future disputes.

While both sides want a deal, y have fundamentally different views of what it entails.