EU, UK reach deal to 'reset' ties ahead of London summit: Diplomats
EU and UK negotiators have agreed on a deal to "reset" their relations post-Brexit, diplomats said Monday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to host the bloc's chiefs at a London summit.
EU diplomats said member states greenlit a trio of texts to be inked at the summit: a Security and Defense Partnership, a statement of EU-UK solidarity, and a Common Understanding on topics from trade to fishing and youth mobility.
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