Brexit 'The View From Brussels' – Developments in September

This issue of 'The View from Brussels' focuses on the relevance of WTO arguments in the negotiations. The UK has so far not deployed any serious arguments based on the obligations and constraints faced by the EU as a member of the WTO, either through lack of familiarity with WTO rules or fear that making WTO arguments would breach the obligation of sincere cooperation or otherwise poison the negotiations and reduce goodwill. Recent developments in the negotiations however have shown that the EU has no such compunctions and does know how to exploit WTO arguments in the negotiations.

This briefing takes a closer look at the relevance of WTO arguments in the negotiations on the future relationship.

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