EU Has Bigger Problems to Worry About Than Brexit Gridlock
- Officials in Europe and London have been focused on pandemic
- Talks deadlocked with little progress since starting in March
Boris Johnson
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When Boris Johnson boasted last year he’d got “Brexit done,” weary European governments were only too happy to go along with it. The last thing they need now is for that sort of distraction to return.
As countries emerge from their coronavirus lockdowns and memories of the U.K. as a European Union member fade fast, the bloc’s political energy is focused firmly on other things. Top of the list: how to tackle the worst recession anyone can remember.