Maple Brexit? EU eyes Canada model for UK trade
Michel Barnier
Chief negotiator Michel Barnier has long cited the Canadian example  and since EU leaders agreed last month to ready negotiations on the future relationship with the UK  the 27 states have looked closely at the Canadian trade deal as a model  given British demands  EU diplomats said.
 Barnier  has given London until the end of the month to make a new offer on the financial settlement  improve its terms for EU expatriates’ rights  and develop a plan for an open border with Ireland  if May is to secure what  she  wants on Dec. 14-15.
 Barnier  said last week that if there is no deal on Phase One next month  the negotiations will simply continue in 2018.
 Barnier  has said that  it  could take about three years to agree a full free trade deal  giving just enough time if talks start in the new year and Britain agrees to a transition period from March 2019 to the end of 2020  during which it would effectively remain bound by EU rules while no longer participating in the setting of them.
[TGT] has long cited the Canadian example  and since EU leaders agreed last month to ready negotiations on the future relationship with the UK  the 27 states have looked closely at the Canadian trade deal as a model  given British demands  EU diplomats said.
 [TGT]has given London until the end of the month to make a new offer on the financial settlement  improve [TGT] terms for EU expatriates’ rights  and develop a plan for an open border with Ireland  if May is to secure what  [TGT]  wants on Dec. 14-15.
 [TGT]said last week that if there is no deal on Phase One next month  the negotiations will simply continue in 2018.
 [TGT]has said that  it  could take about three years to agree a full free trade deal  giving just enough time if talks start in the new year and Britain agrees to a transition period from March 2019 to the end of 2020  during which it would effectively remain bound by EU rules while no longer participating in the setting of them.