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U.K.: EU Won't Fold on Key Issues Despite New Brexit Paper

Aug 15, 2017 | 20:45 GMT

(Stratfor)

It's no Magna Carta, but a new paper from the British government outlines a potential future for the United Kingdom. On Aug. 15, the British government published a strategy paper on Brexit in preparation for a new round of negotiations with the European Union scheduled to begin Aug. 28. The paper proposes establishing a temporary customs union between the United Kingdom and the European Union during the Brexit transition period beginning in March 2019. This confirms Stratfor's forecast that the United Kingdom will seek a transitional agreement to buy more time to negotiate a permanent settlement with the European Union....

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