No-deal Brexit more likely than a deal, says EU's von der Leyen
(VOVWORLD) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that there were "low expectations" a post-Brexit trade deal could be struck with Britain.
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 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium on December 11, 2020 (Photo: VNA)
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An EU official said leaders heard that the "probability of a no deal is higher than of a deal" at a brief discussion of Brexit at a Brussels summit, as time ticks down to a Sunday deadline to make a call on prolonging talks or giving up.
The pessimistic tone came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Thursday there was a "strong possibility" of no deal, and instructed his government to prepare for Britain to crash out of the European Union's single market at the end of this year.