EU leaders want to see Brexit plan

LONDON: Europe’s leaders are set to demand that the European Commission publish nodeal plans amid fears that Brexit negotiations are dragging, leaving businesses with little knowledge on what they need to prepare in a worstcase scenario, The

Times has reported.

“We must now come up with contingency measures. January 1, 2021 is getting close; we need a safety net,” a senior EU diplomat told The Times yesterday.

The news came few days after EU diplomats warned Britain that time was fast running out for a Brexit deal, and that it may already be too late to ratify one.

A “no deal” finale to the Brexit crisis would be yet another shock for the financial markets amid the economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

The scenario will disrupt delicate supply chains that stretch across Europe and beyond.