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Accelerated summer Brexit talks needed to secure a deal, EU adviser says
The European Union and Britain will have to engage in accelerated Brexit talks over the summer if they are to reach a deal and prevent trade links from being shattered, an adviser to the EU’s chief trade negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. Stefaan de Rynck said he did not expect a breakthrough at the talks next week. “I’m not so optimistic about Round 4, hopefully we make some progress, it won’t be a breakthrough,” he told an Institute For Government event. “We will have to negotiate over the summer. It will have to happen at an accelerated pace.” The United Kingdom left the EU on Jan. 31 but the ... (full story)