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Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion
It’ll be quicker than usual if we agree to the "level playing field", which BJ has said we won’t.
https://www.ft.com/content/30a1b750-...f-cc63de1d73f4
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The French president and German chancellor Angela Merkel were among leaders to stress that British access to the EU’s market would be linked to a willingness to sign up to “level playing field” standards after the UK leaves the union on January 31.
“What we say, simply, is that the more ambitious the agreement, the more substantial the regulatory alignment must be,” Mr Macron said, insisting that talks could “go pretty quickly if [the UK] say, when it comes down to it, ‘we do not want to change very much’”.
The “level playing field” has emerged as a priority for the EU, given its fears that the tariff-free, quota-free trade deal sought by Mr Johnson could leave its companies vulnerable to unfair competition from across the Channel.
The UK prime minister has declared an intention to break away from EU laws and oversight following Brexit, while insisting that Britain should get a high degree of access to the single market, including duty-free and tariff-free trade in goods.
Ms Merkel said Britain would become “a competitor on our doorstep now that it is no longer integrated in the internal market”.
“The UK will, of course, carefully weigh up the advantages of leaving the standards that we have in the EU, and what would be the disadvantages of doing that,” she said.
The comments underline the challenge facing Mr Johnson even as he savours his election victory. Brussels is confident that it has substantial leverage, given Britain’s need for a strong economic relationship with its biggest trading partner and the limited time to negotiate.
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Last edited by Hugh; 15-12-2019 at 17:52.
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