Europe’s offer to a post-Brexit Britain

Following the vote to leave the EU on June 23rd 2016, Britain’s partners are likely to offer just three options: the Norwegian model of the European Economic Area (EEA); the Canadian model of a free trade agreement (FTA); and the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO.

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ESO: Background information: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in the EU Institutions and other EU Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-the-eu-institutions-and-other-eu-member-states/

EP: EPRS: At a Glance, 28.06.16: UK withdrawal from the EU – Next steps http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2016/583855/EPRS_ATA(2016)583855_EN.pdf

ESO: Background information: The process of withdrawing from the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-process-of-withdrawing-from-the-european-union/

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