European Court of Justice ruling could complicate post-Brexit EU/UK trade deal

Wednesday, May 17th 2017 - 10:23 UTC

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A new decision in the European Court of Justice could complicate Theresa May’s task of securing a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. The Luxembourg-based court has ruled that a free trade deal reached with Singapore in 2013 must be ratified by member states. Read full article

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More red tape from the Superstate, can't wait until we are out. We can always walk away the EU has more to lose than we do.
May 17th, 2017 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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gordo1
What an odd report! Please see “http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3862d229-e8ed-4367-a462-2d294dedae93” which states inter alia “The Opinion clarifies the law and will facilitate the conclusion of FTAs by the Union alone in the future and help avoid the inordinate delays that currently occur in the conclusion of mixed agreements. This may in particular assist the United Kingdom in achieving its objective of a ”new, comprehensive, bold and ambitious“ FTA with the European Union following Brexit”
May 17th, 2017 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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