From The Independent · · 50s
UK could rejoin EU without Euro, Barnier says
Michel Barnier says Britain could return to the EU without adopting the single currency, but freedom of movement is non-negotiable.
In brief
Michel Barnier says Britain could return to the EU without adopting the single currency, but freedom of movement is non-negotiable. The EU's former Brexit negotiator says the UK could rejoin without the Euro but must accept freedom of movement as a condition of single market membership. Originally reported by The…
Barnier: Euro not required
Michel Barnier, the EU's former chief Brexit negotiator, said the UK could rejoin the European Union without adopting the Euro currency.
“perfectly possible to begin such a negotiation without any kind of obligation to take part in the EU's single currency”
Freedom of movement is non-negotiable
But Barnier said accepting freedom of movement of people is non-negotiable for joining the single market, along with freedom of goods, services and capital.
“the four freedoms are linked together and are not negotiable”
No cherry-picking allowed
Barnier rejected any possibility of selective membership, saying there could be no negotiation on cherry-picking or a single market à la carte arrangement.
“There is no negotiation possible on any kind of cherry-picking or the single market à la carte”
What it means
The EU's former Brexit negotiator says the UK could rejoin without the Euro but must accept freedom of movement as a condition of single market membership.
