At the Brussels Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU leaders that “positions remain apart on fundamental issues”.
Differences between EU and UK negotiators on so-called level playing field provisions and fisheries remain with both sides preparing for a final deadline next Sunday.
Prime Minister Robert Abela and the other leaders have been discussing further coordination on COVID-19, climate change, security and external relations as well as taking part in a Euro Summit today focusing on the banking union and the capital markets union.
