EU says expects to agree financial services cooperation deal with UK

EU says expects to agree financial services cooperation deal with UK

EU says expects to agree financial services cooperation deal with UK The British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland    Puzzle with printed EU and UK flags is seen in this illustration taken November 13, 2019. LONDON - Britain and the European Union are on course to agree a deal on regulatory cooperation in financial services this month, but the UK's action in Northern Ireland makes it harder to build trust, the bloc's financial services chief said on Thursday."We are on track," Mairead McGuinness told a Politico event.The British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move Brussels said violated terms of Britain's divorce deal."Things like that don't help build trust," McGuinness said.(Reporting by Huw Jones; Editing by Alex Richardson) (([email protected]; +44 207 542 3326; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))Zawya CoverageequitiesTaming ebbs and flows: Emerging market securities secured $31.2bln in capital flows in FebruarybondsQatar Commercial Bank issues $500mln PNC5 AT1healthcareADQ's Abu Dhabi Health Services Company names new CEOequitiesSaudi lender Arab National Bank announces $160mln dividendequitiesUAE's Shuaa set to gain as Spotify's Mideast rival Anghami lists on NasdaqMoreReuters CoveragecurrenciesAUD/USD deflated by 3% copper price fall and equity