The U.K. officially left the EU on January 31, becoming the first country ever to withdraw from the world's biggest trade bloc, but the country remains inside the EU's tariff-free economic zone until the end of the year. The British government remains opposed to EU demands for long-term access to British waters. Both say they want to avoid a ``no deal'' scenario that would see tariffs and other restrictions imposed on trade. Four days of talks have been scheduled this week to try to push the negotiations forward. ``This means that we only have a few weeks left, and that we should not waste them,'' he said.

Source: The Standard August 18, 2020 15:21 UTC