Quelle surprise: The EU is preparing to double down on post-Brexit green trade standards

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Leaked strategy document shows EU is not blinking when it comes to ensuring level playing field on environmental standards, further asserting its 'red line'

It will no doubt irk arch-Brexiteers, but the EU is getting ready to play hard ball over the environmental standards that wil underpin any new trade deal with the UK. The EU has long made clear that...

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