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Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals
Read full article: Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivalsEleven months after Britains formal departure from the EU, Brexit becomes a fact of daily life on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The U.K. has chosen to leave the EU, setting a course away from the continental mainland. From a member of the EU, Britain will become its economic rival. Britain’s tabloid press perceived French ill-intent, accusing Paris of trying to force Britain into a Brexit trade deal. EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, a European Unionist and Frenchman to the core, sees tough times ahead for Britain.