The EU and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc’s rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did
LONDON/BRUSSELS - The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc’s rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did.
“There is no need for a free trade agreement to involve accepting EU rules on competition policy, subsidies, social protection, the environment or anything similar, any more than the EU should be obliged to accept UK rules,” Johnson said. Michel Barnier, unveiling the European Commission’s mandate for talks with Britain on their future relationship, said there should be a level playing field over the long term on social, state aid and environmental standards.Merkel prepared for EU treaty changes as Brexit requires bloc to be more competitive“You cannot accuse us of a lack of ambition,” he told a news conference in Brussels. “First and foremost, we will defend the interests of the union, its citizens and its businesses.
The more that the EU and Britain have common standards, the higher the quality of access for Britain to the European single market, he said. A 33-page draft mandate for negotiations released as Barnier spoke had one section in bold, and that read: “the envisaged partnership must ensure open and fair competition, encompassing robust commitments to ensure a level playing field”.
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