The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said he is “strongly opposed” to key parts of Theresa May’s proposals for a post-withdrawal trade deal. He told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: “We have a coherent market for goods, services, capital and people – our own ecosystem that has grown over decades. “There is another reason why I strongly oppose the British proposal. Referring to EU trade rules, Barnier said: “Outside of the internal market and the customs union, this involves customs formalities and controls that hinder ‘just in time’ production. “But if we let the British pick the raisins out of our rules, that would have serious consequences.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2018 19:41 UTC