EU-UK divorce finalized, but what does the future hold?
2021-01-03 07:43:56 source：CGTN
January 2, 2021
Europe and the United Kingdom are freshly divorced and mere days into discovering what it means to be on their own after nearly 50 years of marriage.
"New beginnings with old friends" is how Brussels has chosen to describe the latest stage in the centuries-old Europe-UK relationship. It's a rare opportunity for a fresh start, albeit at arm's length.
"Some divorced couples find they have a wonderful relationship in the future, but the reality is, most don't," said David Henig, director at the UK Trade Policy Project. "The problems that gave rise to the divorce are still going to be the problems in the future – of one side wanting more influence and control and the other side wants to give up.”
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