Most key issues largely agreed, but there is still a danger of no deal by accident, envoys hear
A trade and security agreement with Britain is close to being finalised but the risk remains of an accidental no-deal Brexit in six weeks, with gaps on the contentious issues only “slowly shrinking”, EU ambassadors have been told.
With Michel Barnier in self-isolation following the news that an EU negotiator has been tested positive for coronavirus, the talks will be conducted almost entirely by videoconference over the next few days.
