France and Britain to face a tough post-Brexit dispute
Jean-Yves Le Drian, France's foreign minister, has stated that he expects the trade negotiations between his country and post-Brexit Britain to be tough and does not expect them to be completed before 2020 is over. Despite having officially exited the European Union, Britain still enjoys member-level trading rights in a transitionary period that expires on 31 December, for which it needs to have renewed negotiations.
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