Economics

A Warning to Johnson From Those Who Have Faced the EU Before

  • Brussels may deploy hard-line tactics in next round of talks
  • Officials who have been in previous trade talks voice caution
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If U.K. officials harbor any hopes of reaching a post-Brexit deal with the European Union quickly or easily, they need only speak to others who have faced the bloc across the table to be disabused.