Brexit Bulletin: Getting the Hang of It
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Today in Brexit: The latest phase of talks got off to a typically slow start, but there are signs that this time the U.K. may be ready to take the initiative.
The negotiations on Brexit are unlike any the world has known. They’re not like classic trade talks where two sides barter over a common goal. They’re more complicated than simply a reversed version of the process by which countries join the European Union. The architects of the Article 50 rules setting out the method for leaving the EU left much open to interpretation.