This is a matching set to yesterday's announcement by the UK on preparation for no-deal
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Crucially, the EU plans don't rely on the UK at all, so it's just about the EU doing what it can (within its direct control) to protect EU interests
It is very much NOT a 'managed no-deal'
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It is very much NOT a 'managed no-deal'
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This explains the limited scope of the notices and the firm underlining that this isn't a substitute for negotiations on EU-UK relations in general
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Indeed, it's striking how much this makes of what it doesn't do, or even pretend to do
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For those in the UK, this is not an invitation to build on the ashes of a failed WA, but rather a reminder that the EU will look after its own, just as it expects the UK to do the same
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Overall, it points to the substantial problems and costs that no-deal would entail
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