Thursday, September 21, 2017

Michel Barnier’s private Brexit road show


GIULIA PARAVICINI, MAÏA DE LA BAUME AND DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, politico.eu

Image from article, with caption: "The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier."

The EU’s chief negotiator tells audiences a bespoke customs deal sought by UK will take a lot longer than divorce talks.

Excerpt:
Barnier’s presentations are part of an ongoing campaign of public diplomacy aimed at maintaining unity on the EU side — and perhaps also laying the groundwork for a future tilt at the European Commission presidency, once Jean-Claude Juncker [JB - see] departs. ... 

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