"I'm not so optimistic about Round 4, hopefully we make some
progress, it won't be a breakthrough," Stefaan de Rynck told an
online event organised by the Institute For Government.
"Let's assume there is no extension or transition, which is what
the UK government's position is, then we come to July 1... we
will have to negotiate over the summer. It will have to happen
at an accelerated pace."
He added that both sides should work at all costs to prevent
Britain leaving without a future trade deal.
(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Costas Pitas)
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