EU to UK: stop playing 'games' with Brexit trade talks

  European Union is pleing with Britain to stop playing “games" as time is running out to clinch a free tre deal over next month.

sides committed to a new meeting to discuss Britain's plans to disregard part of withdrawal agreement it h signed with 27-nation EU amid acrimony that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would even contemplate to break an agreement he himself signed.

EU countries' ministers for European affairs met in Brussels on Tuesday and German chairman Michael Roth said British plan was “extremely" worrisome since it “violates guiding principle of withdrawal agreement," which officially allowed United Kingdom to leave bloc last Jan. 31.

A transition period w runs until Dec 31, during which time both sides are negotiating a tre agreement to replace open and unfettered ecomic relations that are currently in place. EU has repeatedly expressed its exasperation at what it sees as British stubbornness and refusal to compromise on some key points.

Without a deal on future tre relations, chaos is expected at borders on Jan. 1. Companies on both sides are set to lose massive amounts of money as new red tape and tariffs will fundamentally change business practices.

Johnson's proposed a bill earlier this month that would disregard part of withdrawal treaty dealing with tre between Ireland and United Kingdom only ded to frustration.

“Dear friends in London: Stop games. Time is running out," said Roth ahe of meeting. “What we really need is a fair basis for negotiations."

Johnson is pushing ahe with plans to pass bill into law in coming weeks, though it has met with opposition from some lawmakers in his Conservative Party.

Former Prime Minister resa May on Monday accused Johnson of acting “recklessly and irresponsibly, with thought for long-term impact on standing of United Kingdom in world.”

EU has given Johnson until end of month to withdraw his bill or face EU action. That would furr escalate tensions and dim any remaining hope of getting a tre deal ahe of Oct. 15, which Johnson himself has set as a deline.

EU has t explicitly said what action it would take but EU Vice President Maros Sefcovic indicated it would stay within rules of dispute settlement set out in withdrawal agreement.

“I would like to underscore that EU believes in calm, constructive cooperation through channels created by withdrawal agreement," Sefcovic said. He ded he would meet with his U.K. counterpart, Michael Gove, on Monday.