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Added on the 16/12/2020 13:02:17 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Images of Dover's white cliffs, harbour and beach as the Brexit transition period nears. Starting on January 1, ties between the European Union and Britain will be determined by their post-Brexit trade deal that was finalised last week after ten months of fierce negotiations. IMAGES
Images of the Palace of Westminster in London as Britain ends an 11-month transition period and has definitively left the European Union. IMAGES
Lorries disembark a train at the Eurotunnel in Folkestone as Brexit nears completion. The UK's tortuous departure from the European Union takes full effect when Big Ben strikes 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) in central London, just as most of the European mainland ushers in 2021 at midnight. IMAGES
Voting continues in Britain's deeply divisive election that poses a historic choice between an imminent split from the European Union and another referendum that could scrap the entire Brexit process. IMAGES
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warns that there are "disagreements" on concluding a post-divorce transition deal after Britain leaves the bloc and that a deal is not guaranteed. SOUNDBITE
Michel Barnier says the Brexit transition period, during which the EU's rules will still apply to Britain as it quits, should last until the end of 2020. SOUNDBITE