The German finance minister has extended a surprise invite to the UK to take “new steps” on post-Brexit trade relations with the European Union (EU).
He is the leader of the German liberals, part of the ruling coalition led by the centre-left SPD of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
During the discussion on the margins of the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings in Marrakech, Mr Lindner said that the UK had a “standing invitation” on future talks aimed at reducing trade barriers, or “obstacles in daily business life” that had arisen.
Mr Lindner said: "And so, if [the] United Kingdom decides for a special relationship with the European Union and our single market, you are invited…
Conversations about reducing post-Brexit red tape could be seen as a fruit of the calmer relationship with the EU since the prime minister’s Windsor Agreement over Northern Ireland trade rules.
Germany entered recession earlier this year, as its industry was hit with the consequences of the surge in gas prices and the cut-off of Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine.
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The German finance minister has extended a surprise invite to the UK to take “new steps” on post-Brexit trade relations with the European Union (EU).
He is the leader of the German liberals, part of the ruling coalition led by the centre-left SPD of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
During the discussion on the margins of the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings in Marrakech, Mr Lindner said that the UK had a “standing invitation” on future talks aimed at reducing trade barriers, or “obstacles in daily business life” that had arisen.
Mr Lindner said: "And so, if [the] United Kingdom decides for a special relationship with the European Union and our single market, you are invited…
Conversations about reducing post-Brexit red tape could be seen as a fruit of the calmer relationship with the EU since the prime minister’s Windsor Agreement over Northern Ireland trade rules.
Germany entered recession earlier this year, as its industry was hit with the consequences of the surge in gas prices and the cut-off of Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine.
The original article contains 714 words, the summary contains 176 words. Saved 75%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!