Economics
That EU-27 Can’t Agree on Brexit Is Finland’s Greatest Fear
EU Draws Red Lines as U.K. Prepares Brexit Strategy
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The U.K.’s effort to extricate itself from the European Union won’t be short on challenges but the biggest risk may be that the 27 other members fail to agree on how to let it go.
That’s the view from Finland, the bloc’s northernmost member, which proved itself a tough negotiator as the union struggled to stay intact during the bail-out years over the past decade. While Finland may suffer a short-term hit to its growth from the Brexit turmoil, the bigger concern is long term, Finnish Finance Minister Petteri Orpo said in a phone interview on Tuesday.