EU’s Barnier: EU preparing for possible collapse of Brexit talks

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

BBC reports comments from the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, from his weekend interview with the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

Key Quotes:

Discussing the likelihood of the talks collapsing, Mr Barnier said: "It's not my option, but it's a possibility. Everyone needs to plan for it, member states and businesses alike. We too are preparing for it technically.”

"A failure of the negotiations would have consequences on multiple domains."

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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