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Brexit: Barnier indicates expectations for the shape of the EU’s future partnership with the UK
In a speech delivered on 22 March at the Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions the EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier indicated conditions for reaching a free-trade agreement with the UK, following its exit from the EU. Pointing to the risk that in contrast with other free-trade agreements that have led towards greater regulatory convergence, the UK’s single market exit could result in divergence as well as regulatory dumping.
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