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Recent EU-UK FTA Talks 'One Of The Most Positive So Far': Wires

EUROPEAN PRESS

Wires reporting that according to EU sources the latest round of EU-UK FTA talks were 'one of the most positive so far', and that 'big progress' has been made on issues including social security. Family benefits and health surcharges the main obstacles on that subject.

  • Wires also reporting that the deadline of end-October for finalising a deal could shift to as far as mid-November.
  • EU sources say 'we are getting closer and closer to a deal' despite the no-deal rhetoric. Adds that the final decision will be in UK PM Boris Johnson's hands, with the three issues of LPF, fisheries, and horizontal governance still the primary sticking points.

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