UK warns EU that it 'won't blink first' in post-Brexit negoations

As post-Brexit UK-EU negotiations are appearing to be leing a delock on several grounds, Britain has warned European Union that it is t going to blink first in tre talks. UK’s top Brexit negotiator warned 27-nation-bloc on September 6 in a televised interview as negotiations between both sides have only me a little heway on agreeing for a new tre agreement to be followed after 11-month transition period ends on December 31, 2020. 

David Frost told Mail that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has come after previous ministration and negotiating team that “h blinked” and “h its bluff called at critical moments”. According to him, it led EU to “t take our word seriously”. refore, Frost explained that a lot of what UK is aiming at doing is to get bloc to realise that Britain means what it says and ir position shall be taken “seriously”. This came just days before UK-EU post-Brexit talks are set to resume in London on September 8.

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France, Germany blame UK for stalled talks

Meanwhile, as France slammed Britain for intransigent and unrealistic” attitude during Brexit tre talks, Germany’s European affairs minister Michael Roth has reportedly said that UK needs to be more ‘realistic and pragmatic’ in negotiations. UK-EU Brexit talks have reached a delock, Roth expressed deep disappointment in an interview with an international media ncy because se negotiations will establish future relationship of Britain with 27-nation-bloc. 

“ negotiations are t vancing because of an intransigent and, let’s be clear, unrealistic attitude of United Kingdom,” said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian while speaking alongside his German counterpart Heiko Maas.

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Britain is in an 11-month transition period with 27-nation-bloc after exiting union on January 31. UK and EU h begun tre negotiations in March after being halted due to coronavirus outbreak and it would set frame for future relationship between both sides after December 31. However, t much progress has been me in talks and in letter, Frost h also accused EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier of demanding unprecedented authority over British laws and its institutions through “vel and unbalances proposals”.

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Im: AP