UK is finally due to leave the EU today and the relationship will enter into a transition period. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to say Brexit is “the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act”. And, “it is a moment of real national renewal and change.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “we want to have the best possible relationship with the United Kingdom but it will never replicate the benefits of membership.” European Council President Charles Michel warned, “the more the UK will diverge from the EU standards, the less the access to the single market they will have.”
