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A8 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 17 February 2018

May says Britain seeks bespoke deal with EU after Brexit

lor Angela Merkel in Berlin, ain was "closing the door"
May stressed the impor- on several tried and tested
tance of economic ties arrangements with non-EU
between Britain and Ger- countries such as Norway
many that she said "secures and Canada.
and generates hundreds of Barnier told an audience
thousands of jobs in both in Munich he still believes
countries." in an orderly Brexit, rather
"I want to ensure that U.K. than a "no deal" sought
companies have the maxi- by some anti-EU hardliners
mum freedom to trade and in Britain. But he said com-
operate within German panies should use the time
markets and for German until March 2019 to prepare
businesses to do the same for the consequences of
in the U.K.," May said. Britain's departure, many of
Concern has been growing which were being underes-
among European business timated.
leaders that Britain's exit Speaking at the same
from the EU will be far from event as Barnier, the econ-
seamless, causing consid- omy minister of Bavaria —
erable disruption to com- home to major German
panies on both sides of the companies such as Sie-
Channel. mens and BMW — said it
"What we're looking at is, I was important for business-
believe, a comprehensive es to get certainty about
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and British Prime Minister Theresa May adjust the head and ambitious partnership, their investments in Britain
phones during a press conference after a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday,
Feb. 16, 2018. one that isn't based on an going forward.
(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) existing model," insisted "New customs duties and
May, without elaborating. non-tariff trade barriers
By FRANK JORDANS bespoke arrangement with might offer to clinch a deal Her remarks appeared to are simply poison for our
Associated Press the European Union once it with Brussels in the coming chime with comments ear- economy, poison for jobs
BERLIN (AP) — British Prime leaves the bloc next year, months. lier Friday by Michel Barnier, and poison for our prosper-
Minister Theresa May said but offered no fresh insight Speaking after a meeting the European Union's top ity," the minister, Ilse Aigner,
Friday that London wants a into what her government with German Chancel- negotiator, who said Brit- said.q

Polish, German leaders emphasize common ground in 1st visit

By F. JORDANS differences over how the reporters after meeting for 2015, and have refused to suggests Poles were re-
M. SCISLOWSKA EU should deal with refu- the first time with Poland's participate in an EU deal sponsible for the Holocaust
BERLIN (AP) — The lead- gees and a pipeline proj- new prime minister, Ma- that would see migrants dis- crimes committed by Nazi
ers of Germany and Po- ect that Warsaw says will teusz Morawiecki. tributed across the 28-na- Germans.
land sought Friday to calm harm neighboring Ukraine. Merkel acknowledged that tion bloc. Morawiecki said it was im-
their countries' ruffled rela- German Chancellor An- she and Morawiecki "have Merkel also made clear portant to counter "lies"
tions, underlining areas of gela Merkel noted the different points of view, es- that Germany stands by its about Poland's role during
agreement on improving growing economic links pecially on the subject of responsibility for the World the war and downplayed
the Europe Union's external between her country and refugees." War II atrocities committed a recent call for Polish ex-
borders and the need to Poland, and said it was im- Several countries in Eastern by the Nazis in neighboring patriates to report untrue
bolster the bloc's joint de- portant to bolster civil soci- Europe claim that Merkel Poland, an issue that is par- or hostile statements about
fense. ety relations too. encouraged hundreds of ticularly sensitive for War- Poland abroad.
Ties between the two "There's a lot we can do thousands of refugees to saw. The Polish government "Don't make a mountain
neighbors have been better, but there's also a flood into Europe by open- recently adopted a legisla- out of a molehill," said
strained in recent years by lot on the way," she told ing her country's border in tion to punish anyone who Morawiecki.q