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Faull is currently director general in charge of financial services (Photo: europeanbusinesssummit)

EU commission sets up Brexit unit

The European Commission has sent a strong political signal to London by appointing a special team to take charge of relations with the UK in the run-up to its referendum on EU membership.

Jonathan Faull, a lawyer and one of Britain's top civil servants in the commission, will head up the new unit, which officially starts its work on 1 September.

Kristalina Georgieva, commissioner in charge of the decision, said the new set-up is a "recognition of the significance of the work to be...

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Faull is currently director general in charge of financial services (Photo: europeanbusinesssummit)

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