{"id":27611,"date":"2020-08-25T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/?p=27611"},"modified":"2020-08-25T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:40:46","slug":"time-runs-out-for-an-eu-uk-trade-deal-by-year-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/time-runs-out-for-an-eu-uk-trade-deal-by-year-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Time runs out for an EU-UK trade deal by year-end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;rfb-intro-landing-news&#8221;][vc_column][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;cs-17&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541690786913{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;post-main&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27613 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks.png 840w, https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><noscript><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27613 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks.png 840w, https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/readyforbrexit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Talks-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/noscript><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8220;We are worried about the state of play of the negotiations with the UK<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. We do not see how we can have a better agreement if we leave the most difficult subjects to the end. We risk running out of time.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The UK has chosen &#8216;gentlemen amateurs&#8217; to run its EU trade talks.\u00a0 Neither Dominic Cummings or David Frost have ever run major trade negotiations, and they don&#8217;t understand how they operate. As a result, time is running out for agreeing a deal by year-end, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eu_commission?lang=en\">the comment<\/a> from EU negotiator, Michel Barnier, confirms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The EU has run trade negotiations on the UK&#8217;s behalf since it joined in 1973<\/li>\n<li>They know the first step is for the leaders to agree the basic shape of the deal and commit to making it happen<\/li>\n<li>Unfortunately, the UK doesn&#8217;t understand this basic fact, and so the past 7 rounds of talks have been a waste of time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The chart from the University of Surrey<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NTiBgITdCdXgzS4K8tUnIGlcwWUMXVnV\/view\"> confirms<\/a> this key issue (it is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0aG5YicSr6?amp=1\">Michel Barnier<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cLoufkLXwJ?amp=1\">David Frost&#8217;s<\/a> comments after each round of talks).\u00a0 It shows that all the key areas &#8211; level playing fields, fish, governance and law enforcement &#8211; are still unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that the UK team naively imagines that their job is to do nothing until the last moment.\u00a0 Their idea is that the EU side will then suddenly give way, and accept all the UK&#8217;s demands.\u00a0 We have been involved with major trade deals. and we know this isn&#8217;t how they work.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/sites\/info\/files\/brexit_files\/info_site\/additional_draft_text_of_the_agreement_on_the_new_partnership_with_the_united_kingdom_18_august_2020.pdf\">EU&#8217;s draft<\/a> on transport highlights the reason for this.\u00a0 It is 36 pages long, and is just one of around 30 major areas that need to be finalised:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>None of these negotiations can progress until the leaders have agreed the broad parameters of the deal<\/li>\n<li>Only then can experts go to work to resolve the hundreds of individual issues involved<\/li>\n<li>Finally, the legal teams can then assess whether the text (probably +\/- 700 pages) is operable in UK and EU law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is why it took 5 years to negotiate all the details of the EU Single Market and Customs Union.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses also need to know what is happening, so they can plan ahead. 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