European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told German Der Spiegel that she’s worried about UK’s schedule to complete negotiations of future relationship by end of 2020. She said, “that worries me a lot, because time is extremely short for the mass of issues that have to be negotiated.”
Separately, she told French daily Les Echo that both sides need to needed to seriously assess if there is enough time to complete trade negotiations. And, “it would be reasonable to evaluate the situation mid-year and then, if necessary, agree on extending the transition period.”
