Article 2AYPD Why the EU must be generous to the UK over Brexit | Hans-Werner Sinn

Why the EU must be generous to the UK over Brexit | Hans-Werner Sinn

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Hans-Werner Sinn
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Europe will suffer if it punishes leavers and restricts free trade. It must transform itself so all states gain from membership

Theresa May has confirmed it; the UK will, without a doubt, leave the EU and negotiate new trade agreements. The question is what kind of agreement the EU will accept.

Britain, May has made clear, doesn't want an arrangement like that of Switzerland or Norway, because that would require it to cede some control over its immigration policy. Submitting to the jurisdiction of the European court of justice, which UK leaders accuse of delivering judgments based on vested interests, is not an option, either.

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