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EU can offer UK 'super-preferential' market access, but deal on common ground rules needed, Barnier says

( February 26, 2020, 22:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU is ready to offer the UK a “super-preferential” access to its market post-Brexit, the bloc’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said. But agreement on “ground rules” will be necessary because modern trade needs to be sustainable, and future competition will have to be “free and fair.” A lack of common rules in areas such as state aid, environmental protection, social rights and taxation, as well as the fight against climate change will not only create unfair competition, but also damage the environment, Barnier said, stressing that there is no “template” for future EU-UK relations.The full speech is attached. ...

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