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Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 07:18 PM MYT
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives for talks in Brussels, Belgium, December 17, 2020. Reuters pic
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BRUSSELS, Dec 17 EU negotiator Michel Barnier told MEPs that it would be “difficult but possible” to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain by tomorrow, sources in the European Parliament told AFP.
Separately, political groups in the parliament warned that if they do not receive the text of a deal by Sunday they will not be able to ratify it before Britain leaves the single market on December 31.