Some EU members are growing impatient on Brexit - Merkel

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen after delivering a speech on the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the country's parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - With time running very short to reach a deal on Britain's future relationship with the European Union, some member states are growing impatient, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that failure to reach a deal would send a bad signal.

She named governance, a competitive level playing field, Britain's desire for access to the EU energy market and the EU's desire for continued access to fishing grounds as key sticking points.