EU says ’better progress’ made in latest round of Brexit trade talks

The European Union gave a positive assessment of the state of the bloc’s negotiations with the United Kingdom, that kept on dragging over months without any forward movement as the January deadline inched closer. Talking to reporters, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, ’We’ve seen in the last days better progress, more movement on important files,’ adding, ’This is good.’