Timeline for Is EU Treaty Article 50 (2) paradoxical?
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:22 | comment | added | Relaxed | Beyond that, very few experts believed such an agreement could be worked out in two years, on a purely technical level (that's even if the UK or EU weren't so far apart and agreed to begin negotiating immediately, which hasn't happened), another reason why article 50 had such a weak wording and the whole discussion is moot. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:20 | comment | added | Relaxed | @Ben “Engaging on trade” and "completing an agreement” are two very different things. If you quote specific examples we could look into the argument being made. As I explained, the main constraint is that such an agreement could hardly take effect while the UK is still a member and discussing the terms of its withdrawal. If that's what you mean by “completed“ then I guess you could say EU rules prevent that. But there is nothing against entering negotiations and that's what happened, just not immediately. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:17 | comment | added | 52d6c6af | So the refusal to engage on trade by the EU is a choice and not a product of law. I have read multiple narratives stating that the trade agreement cannot be completed due to EU rules. | |
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:00 | history | answered | Relaxed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |