There has been little progress in the negotiations on a trade agreement between the UK and the EU. How long will it take to negotiate this time?

The trade agreement negotiations between the UK and the EU will not last another year and a half. Anyway, the current situation is: the UK is not in a hurry and has an arrogant attitude. The EU cannot afford it but has no choice!

Let’s not talk about anything else. The current COVID-19 epidemic has a very serious impact on the international economy. At this critical juncture, it is basically impossible for the EU and the UK to achieve results in the trade negotiations. Because the UK doesn’t know what the future international economy will look like. This is the time to warm each other up, not to negotiate how to benefit from the UK!

According to the statement of the EU's chief negotiator Barnier, this round of negotiations is disappointing. Instead of moving forward, the negotiation process has gone backwards. Judging from what Barnier revealed, the UK has no intention or willingness to speed up the negotiation process, nor is it willing to consider the EU's concerns in the negotiations in a reciprocal manner.

Some opinions:

(1) The UK has announced its departure from the EU, but in real life, it continues to enjoy various convenient conditions of the EU. Facing the representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom is arrogant because the British Empire actually has a natural advantage over land countries! After all, London, England, has an important position in international economic and trade and is an iconic area for European and American trade. Among other things, its time zone distribution is right at the junction of Europe and the United States. Whether it is the United States or the European Union, it is really inseparable from the United Kingdom. It is precisely because of its psychological advantage that the UK can enjoy many EU rights and conveniences and can continue to delay it.

(2) Before the current COVID-19 epidemic is over, many people will change jobs and even feel that the 996 service in their workplace is unbearable. However, after changing jobs or resigning, you find that it is difficult to find another job... As the number of resume submissions increases, and you still do not receive an offer after multiple interviews, you will slowly find that the international situation under the epidemic is Economic development is sluggish, so we really cannot resign. We must have a bottom-line mentality.

(3) In the same way, the UK now also has this idea: Anyway, I am leaving the EU, and the specific negotiations will continue. The UK is busy with other things now! As for the EU, you are not willing to reach a written agreement before fisheries policy and national focus planning issues are resolved? Or even prevent concerns that unfair competition could be detrimental to EU members? What a joke, when the UK joined the EU it was for my own convenience. Didn’t you see that I had withdrawn from the EU?

This is the bottom line thinking of the UK. It is not easy for everyone during the epidemic, so now there is a trade agreement? Thinking too much!