Customs Union

Latest 30 March 2019

Barnier says EU would allow permanent customs union if UK wants it

Michel Barnier, the EU's Brexit negotiator, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, said that the EU would agree to put a permanent customs union in the political declaration, the text…

11 February 2019

Barnier says that Theresa May should endorse Labour’s proposal of a permanent customs union

11 October 2018

May expected to ask Brexit ‘war cabinet’ to agree to plan which would keep Britain in a customs union with EU

UK · 11 May 2018 The risk of failure of Brexit negotiations exists – Michel Barnier The risk of a failure of the Brexit negotiations "exists". In an interview with the German Magazine Der Spiegel, the head of… EU Affairs · 4 May 2018 BREXIT – Britain will be unable to leave customs union before 2023 The Telegraph reports that the Cabinet's Brexit sub-committee informed ministers that Britain will be unable to leave the customs union before 2023.…