BRUSSELS, March 19-- Burning the midnight oil for many days, negotiators from both sides of the English Channel agreed on Monday on a "large part" of a transitional agreement of Brexit, paving the way for Britain's orderly withdrawal from the European Union (EU). "A good deal for the EU and Britain is closer than ever before," said Britain's Brexit Secretary David Davis during a joint press conference with Michel Barnier, the chief Brexit negotiator for the EU. Hailing the deal as a "decisive step", Barnier and Davis said they had agreed on a "large part" of terms for a transitional deal but issues still to be resolved, such as the Northern Ireland border. |