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Tag: Centre for European Reform

  • Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

    UK will suffer more than the EU if it quits with no deal, von der Leyen warns

    Ms von der Leyen stressed that the negotiations would be organized “to make the most out of the short period”

    Britain will suffer more than the European Union if it quits the bloc with no deal next year, a Brussels chief warned on Wednesday. Ursula von der Leyen, who has taken over from Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president, also stressed the timetable to reach an agreement was “extremely challenging” after London decided to put into law that the UK must leave by the end of December 2020.