Could the path chosen by the United Kingdom lead to not so splendid isolation?

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Britons celebrate the UK's departure from the European Union on January 31, 2020 at 11 p.m. local time. REUTERS / Simon Dawson

By: Guillaume Naudin Follow

New momentum, acceleration, punch. You can choose the image you want, but what is certain is that the negotiations on the future commercial relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union have so far yielded little. And if we want to avoid a lack of agreement at the end of the year, the next few weeks will be decisive. Beyond the postures, everyone needs an agreement on the subjects that are problematic. Failure could cost the protagonists dearly, especially after the economic crisis born of the Covid-19 pandemic. Could the path chosen by the United Kingdom lead to not so splendid isolation? This is the question of the day.

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To discuss it:

- Catherine Mathieu , economist at the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques, (OFCE). You can read Catherine Mathieu's post with Henri Sterdyniak: Brexit: negotiations (re) start, January 28, 2020. and the article in English, Brexit: What economic impacts does the literature anticipate?
OFCE review, n ° 167, January 2020.

- Elvire Fabry , senior researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute, responsible for trade policy

- Sophie Loussouarn , lecturer at Picardy University and specialist in British politics and economy

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