The EU’s negotiator-in-chief on Brexit, Michel Barnier, considers that the post-Brexit transition period should be short and limited in time. Therefore, its end will be set for 31 December 2020, he said when presenting the draft negotiation directives on Wednesday 20 December.
This proposal trims three months off the one proposed by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, who spoke of a period of around two years after the United Kingdom leaves the EU, which is scheduled to happen at the...