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So the very first question to @vonderleyen (from a student) is about @Telegraph splash today on fears about UK watering down Citizens' Rights protections for the EU...it's all here #Brexit
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@vonderleyen @Telegraph .@vonderleyen replies that citizens' right is a "pressing" but "good news" is that all those citizens on both sides of Channel can keep same status for rest of life - its grandfathered in.

But "bitter truth" is that UK will be third country...and we'll have to negotiate.
@vonderleyen @Telegraph She then extols the benefits of free movement..and erasmus and Horizon 2020. Again, what was started at EU28, will be finished. After that, well...let's see.

Message is that it is IN UK's hands.

She quietly ducks politics of EU fears over watchdog being diluted. /3
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So. Some personal news. After 21 brilliant years @Telegraph I am moving on - to @FT to take up a new role as public policy editor in the spring. 1/thread

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Peter Foster
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Once AGAIN @BorisJohnson says that his #Brexit deal will mean NO checks for goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, if he does a 'zero tariff' deal with he EU - must know that's wrong. Is this just pure cynicism? 1/Thread
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“Brexit, the sequel” - interesting ⁦@ShippersUnbound⁩ piece on future #brexit plans - though raises some Qs /1

thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit…
The concept of “free movement of goods” is odd, since nothing @BorisJohnson is aiming for delivers that - you’d need to be in single market. No kind of FTA (and not zero tariff/zero quota) delivers anything close to frictionless /2
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As the UK pores over the government's no-deal notices, let's have a look at how all of this is seen on the EU side.

Running thread (👇) on reactions & commentary from EU media, industry groups, politicians, etc.
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