"What we have now is the UK Government who basically does not want a comprehensive agreement with the EU, and I fear it is taking some time for the EU to realise that is a game-changer."
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been clamouring for a new trade agreement mimicking the commercial deal Brussels struck with Canada in 2017 after seven years of negotiations.
Ms González Durántez continued: "A Canada-style deal is a basic, what we call a bare-bone deal. Express.
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