Free trade area, single market, customs union – what’s the difference?

Analysis feature in the context of the United Kingdom planning its future economic relationship with the European Union.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Brexit: the options for trade http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-options-for-trade/

ESO: Background information: The EU Single Market: The Value of Membership versus Access to the UK http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-single-market-the-value-of-membership-versus-access-to-the-uk/

ESO Background information: Options for the United Kingdom's future trading relationship with the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/options-for-the-united-kingdoms-future-trading-relationship-with-the-european-union/

ESO Background information: The unforeseen cost of Brexit – customs http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-unforeseen-cost-of-brexit-customs/

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