The day after the announced resignation of Ivan Rogers (see EUROPE 11696), the British government appointed a new permanent representative to the EU, in the person of Sir Tim Barrow on Wednesday 4 January.
Sir Tim is currently the political director of the UK Foreign Office. He has previously served as ambassador to Moscow and has twice held a diplomatic post to the European Union in Brussels. His appointment has been welcomed in the United Kingdom by those in favour of Brexit, as they feel...