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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

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EU and UK negotiating positions: Room for compromise?

12 February 2020

The European Commission and UK government have set out their positions ahead of forthcoming trade talks. Both state that their aim is to maintain duty free, quota free access to each other's markets. Yet, at first sight, the conditions attached by each side appear incompatible.

Is there room for compromise? We take a closer look.

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