A Brexit deal remains distance so long as the UK refrains from adhering to the rules that would ensure a level playing field in trade with the EU, said the French Trade Minister Franck Riester in a Financial Times (FT) interview.
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“There’s a game of bluff going on”
“We’ll try to stay calm and serene but firmly behind the line of the EU27 . . . In any deal, in the end there is a compromise that can come into play.”
“But that is unattainable for the moment because the UK is not moving on the essential matter, which is the ability to ensure that trade is fair.”