Joining pan-Europe trade deal would not cross ‘red lines’ – No 10

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Joining a pan-European agreement which could bolster post-Brexit trade would not cross the Government’s “red lines” for its future relationship with the EU, Downing Street has indicated.

Maros Sefcovic, the official who led post-Brexit negotiations for the EU, told the BBC that the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) is “something we could consider”.