Burnham must build on UK-EU relations, EU Parliament trade committee chair says
( July 20, 2026, 09:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham must build on the closer EU-UK relationship developed under Keir Starmer, the chair of the European Parliament's trade committee has urged, arguing that both sides should deepen cooperation on trade and economic issues. German lawmaker Bernd Lange said he hopes the next EU-UK summit this autumn will deliver progress on a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to ease agrifood trade and closer cooperation on emissions trading, while maintaining the UK's stronger European orientation amid shared economic and geopolitical challenges.Statement follows (in German)....
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