In its draft agreement on future relations with the United Kingdom, the European Union calls for continued close cooperation in the field of foreign policy, security and defence. However, the United Kingdom has indicated that it does not want to negotiate an agreement on these matters.
The 17-page draft agreement on foreign, security and defence policy, which is separate from the draft comprehensive agreement (see EUROPE B12446A19), a copy of which EUROPE has obtained, stresses that “The...