PM Theresa May at the Nato summit in Brussels, on the day of the publication of her government's Brexit white paper, and just hours before welcoming US president DonaldTrump in London (Photo: Number 10 - Flickr)

UK's May moves towards 'soft' Brexit

EU & the World

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

British prime minister Theresa May on Thursday (12 July) moved towards a softer Brexit, proposing an "association agreement" with the EU as the UK government published its policy paper on what relationship it seeks with the EU after Brexit.

The document, known as a 'white paper' in ...

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Author Bio

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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