Trade Minister Don Farrell said Australia will walk away from trade talks with the EU if a deal is not struck by the end of the year after two days of talks in Brussels ended in deadlock.
Australia wants the EU to grant it meaningful access to its agricultural markets and allow producers of foods like champagne, Parmesan and feta to be able to sell them under those names.
Farrell, who broke his European holiday to dash to Brussels for the two days of talks, said he was still optimistic of making progress next month when the two sides have agreed to reconvene. “I think there’s a desire on both sides to reach an agreement and the next few weeks will tell whether that’s possible or not.
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