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The UK's post-Brexit trade policy would have to be clarified before London can start trade talks (Photo: European Commission)

Trade talks could only start post-Brexit

Much of the anticipation around the UK entering the second phase of Brexit negotiations stem from the hope that those will yield to trade talks and clarify eventually what the true cost of leaving the EU will mean for Britain.

An EU source warned, however, that the UK should not count on detailed negotiations on trade any time soon.

Another EU source said substantial trade talks can only start once the UK becomes a 'third country', that is after March 2019.

If, in December...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The UK's post-Brexit trade policy would have to be clarified before London can start trade talks (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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