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They're talking again. The European Union and the United Kingdom are set to announce deals to

ease trade. Live from the BBC World Service, this is the Marketplace Morning Report.

I'm Stephen Ryan. It's Mr. Ciponarion in for Leanna Byrne.

Hello there.

Britain's Prime Minister, Kierre Starmer, is set to announce a reset in post-Brexit relations with the EU.

Ursula, President of the European Commission, has just arrived at a London summit.

After a breakthrough in talks that have been looking at defence, trade and fishing rights,

the BBC's Henry Zepman has the details.

A new Defence and Security Partnership is expected to be the centrepiece of today's summit.

An effort to reduce checks for businesses exporting to the continent will mean alignment with some EU

rules and a role for the European Court of Justice. There will be a commitment to pursue a

youth mobility scheme, but it's unclear how detailed that will be at this stage. The EU has also

sought to extend post-Brexit fishing rights for its vessels in UK waters, which was the focus

of the final talks. So what could it mean for small

companies? Simon Sparell is founder of the Cheshoree Company and director at Hartington

Creamery in the north of England. We had to change the way we exported foods and we had to have

health checks, which involved a veterinary surgeon checking off every consignment.

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