At the heart of the future partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom, the free trade agreement is unlikely to be the most complex element to negotiate in the complicated talks that are beginning (see other news).
If the General Affairs Council formally adopts the EU negotiating mandate on Tuesday, 10 to 12 rounds of negotiations are already on the agenda and will be held alternately in London and Brussels, starting with Brussels on 2 March (see EUROPE B12429A20).
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