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In DC for #SIEL2018 where @MichelBarnier spoke at the US Chambers of Commerce, so I could ask him about of my worries: prolonging the short transition period in the Withdrawal Agreement.
As a reminder: the transition period currently in the WA lasts 21 months - until the next multiannual financial framework starts. The WA does not provide for an extension.
That is problematic as 1) few people think that an EU-UK Association Agreement can be negotiated within the timeframe and 2) the EU cannot legally extend the transition after Brexit (IMHO, a matter of competences, discussed ad nauseam in the past)
