Image copyright PA Symbol caption Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier will extra talks next week
At a press conference in advance, the eu’s negotiator mentioned his purpose used to be to strike a future partnership of “unparalleled” scope with the united kingdom.
But he warned growth on trade and economic co-operation lagged in the back of that on security and defence issues and said the eu wouldn’t compromise the integrity of the single market.
Mr Barnier stated the question of the Irish border must be “de-dramatised” with the onus on both sides to make clear “which controls are wanted where and how this could be performed”.
He brought: “Our problem for the approaching weeks is to try and outline an ambitious partnership among the uk and the ecu – a partnership that has no precedent.
“This partnership has to respect the one market and the principles of the ecu undertaking, and if this is well understood we will be able to finish the negotiations successfully.”
