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Barnier says he’s « determined but not optimistic » about how EU-UK talks are going. #Brexit /1
Barnier says U.K. can’t have benefits of single market and customs union without restrictions. If there’s to be a deal then Barnier says the U.K. needs to change its strategy /2
Barnier says EU will never make an agreement at the cost if its own single market. Says EU will never allow a 3rd country (non member) to set the conditions for access to European single market /3
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Michel Barnier starts presser conference following end of round 4 of trade talks with U.K. /1
Our objective from beginning of these negotiations was to negotiate in parallel on all strands concerning future relationship - says Barnier /2
EU and UK decided this week to concentrate on the main sticking points. Barnier praises EU chief negotiator David Frist but says no real progress made this week nonetheless /3
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“A letter is not the right place to negotiate” is main thrust of the EU’s chief trade negotiator’s written response to yesterday’s letter sent to him by his UK counterpart - criticising the EU position. Barnier then does go on to take issue with 3 of Frost’s main criticisms.. /1
Do you need to know by heart all details in both letters? Not really. It’s pretty you’re-wrong-no-you’re-wrong. Bottom line is either EU+UK make compromises in coming months to agree a deal or they don’t. We can debate letters or which side will have to make bigger compromises /2
But you win no prize for realising that each side thinks the other will have to blink first or more often.. or for knowing that the EU does indeed compromise when says it won’t BUT EU overriding priority remains protecting single market, rather than protecting trade with UK /3
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There will be huge frustration in Brussels now the UK has published its expectations of the requirements of the Irish protocol - remember the agreement signed as part of #Brexit deal to replace Irish backstop? UK saying there is no international border down Irish Sea /1
While true in law, UK signed up in practise to NIreland effectively remaining in EU customs union and in its single market for goods. UK saying no checks needed on goods travelling from NIreland to GB under the protocol. No checks on goods from GB into NIreland either IF ../2
Those goods remain in NIreland and are not headed for Republic of Ireland and rest of single market. EU disagrees. Thinks some kinds of control will be necessary. Worried about goods entering mkt through “bank door”. UK saying it wont add any additional customs infrastructure /3
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