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U.K. Free to Discuss, Not Negotiate Free Trade Deals, EU Orders


The U.K. is allowed to discuss trade agreements with other countries as long as it doesn’t formally negotiate with them before it leaves the European Union, a spokesman for the bloc said.

“There’s nothing in the treaties that prohibits you from discussing trade,” European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters in Brussels on Monday. But he reiterated previous remarks that EU countries can’t hold official talks on future deals while still a member.


More on this story at https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-23/u-k-free-to-discuss-not-negotiate-free-trade-deals-eu-says

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