On Tuesday 20 March, the European affairs ministers of the Twenty-Seven approved the EU's draft guidelines for the future relationship with the United Kingdom following a post-Brexit transition period, in other words early 2021.
The draft text, which the European leaders are expected to adopt without issue on Friday 23 March, has changed little since it was presented by Donald Tusk on 7 March, according to a European source (see EUROPE 11976, 11977). In particular, the future EU/UK...