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French international minister Jean-Yves Le Drian predicted the 2 sides would “rip one another aside”
France has warned Britain to anticipate a bruising battle with the EU in post-Brexit commerce negotiations.
French international minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made clear at a convention in Munich that Brussels would defend its pursuits when talks start subsequent month.
He predicted the 2 sides would “rip one another aside” as they strove for benefit within the negotiations.
The UK authorities stated it needed a deal primarily based on “pleasant co-operation between sovereign equals”.
The UK formally left the EU two weeks in the past however nonetheless trades like a member underneath a transition interval which ends on 31 December.
Talking at a safety convention in Munich on Sunday, Mr Le Drian stated it will be robust for the UK to realize its intention of agreeing a free commerce deal by the tip of the 12 months, with the 2 sides far aside on a variety of points.
He stated: “I believe that on commerce points and the mechanism for future relations, which we’re going to begin on, we’re going to rip one another aside.
“However that’s a part of negotiations, everybody will defend their very own pursuits.”
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European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen has beforehand forged doubt on Boris Johnson’s intention to achieve a complete settlement by the tip of the 12 months
Mr Le Drian, a detailed ally of President Emmanuel Macron, is the most recent senior EU determine to warn that the negotiations might be tough.
European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen and chief negotiator Michel Barnier have each forged doubt on Boris Johnson’s intention to achieve a complete settlement by the tip of the 12 months.
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The EU has repeatedly warned that the UK can not anticipate to get pleasure from continued “prime quality” market entry if it insists on diverging from EU social and environmental requirements.
There may be anticipated to be a very robust combat over fishing rights, with the EU insisting continued entry to UK waters should kind a part of any settlement.
Mr Johnson, in flip, has stated the UK will act as an “impartial coastal state” taking management of its personal fisheries.
A Downing Avenue spokesperson stated: “Our strategy is obvious – we aren’t asking for something particular, bespoke or distinctive, however are in search of a deal like these the EU has struck beforehand with different pleasant international locations like Canada.
“We wish a relationship primarily based on pleasant cooperation between sovereign equals, one centred on free commerce and impressed by our shared historical past and values.”