The UK is set to leave the EU by the end of January and then start negotiating its long-term relationship with the bloc, according to Boris Johnson's Brexit bill. The two sides then have until December 31 to hammer out a permanent accord, and the UK prime minister has ruled out any extension to this deadline. If the negotiators fail to agree, however, the UK could once again face a no-deal scenario, Eurasia Diary reports citing Deutsche Welle.
"I am very worried given the little time we have," European Commission leader Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview published on Friday.
London and Brussels should "seriously consider whether the negotiations are feasible" with the current deadline, she told French Les Echos newspaper.