1 British government Brexit information campaign sign along the M25 highway near Westerham, in Kent, southern England.(Photo: Reuters)
LONDON: Only a handful of people are privy to what is going on inside the “tunnel” of European Union-UK trade talks.
But the softening of political rhetoric since Sunday suggests negotiators have achieved a breakthrough of sorts on the question of maintaining a level playing field on post-Brexit trade rules, one of the three big things dividing the two sides.
This has implications not only for the prospects of a deal but for how Britain makes laws after Brexit.
The EU said back in 2017 that preferential access to its single market would depend on the UK remaining aligned with its environmental, social and labour-market standards, as well as with its state aid rules.
האיחוד: יש דרך כעת להסכם סחר עם בריטניה ; הליש ט מטפס
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Рада ЄС ухвалила заходи у сфері транспорту, якщо не буде угоди після Brexit
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