Brussels has published emergency plans to keep planes flying, trucks moving and prevent other chaos in the event that trade talks with Britain fail, as it warned of “significant uncertainty” over the fate of the Brexit negotiations.
The European Commission adopted the proposals on Thursday, temporarily ensuring that airlines could continue to fly their normal routes between the EU and UK and that hauliers could continue to cross the English Channel after Britain leaves the single market on January 1.
Brussels is also proposing that the EU and UK should ensure fishermen have a grace period of one year to continue accessing each other’s waters.