France cautions UK against offering bad EU trade deals
France's EU affairs minister, Amelie de Montchalin, has stated that Boris Johnson's Conservative UK government will not be able to force France to accept trade terms that damage the country's long-term economic well-being, despite Johnson's government setting a non-extendable time limit, 31st December 2020, on a trade deal with the EU.
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