EU softens hardline Brexit stance by granting fresh concessions to the UK over laws and fishing quotas
Move came as Peter Ptassek, Germany’s Brexit envoy, said 'a lot of progress' was being made with Britain
THE EU has softened its hardline stance towards Britain in a big Brexit boost to Theresa May.
Brussels has put forward fresh concessions for the transition period which will allow Britain to be consulted on new EU laws and fishing quotas.
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And it has dropped resistance to the UK being able to opt in to certain security measures during the transition.
It came as Peter Ptassek, Germany’s Brexit envoy, said “a lot of progress” was being made.
The EU’s draft negotiating guidelines now call for a “balanced, ambitious and wide-ranging” UK trade deal.