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''European Union - United Kingdom (UK) - Brexit''.
''European Union - United Kingdom (UK) - Brexit''.


'''Soft Brexit''' is a potential future situation of relatively less disconnection of the UK from European institutions including the single market.
'''Soft Brexit''' describes a potential future situation of relatively less disconnection of the UK from European institutions including the single market.


For example, a possible future situation in which the UK was a member of the European Economic Area.
For example, a possible future situation in which the UK was a member of the European Economic Area.




Contrasted with a potentially relatively 'harder' Brexit.
Contrasted with a relatively 'harder' Brexit.
 
 
On 24 December 2020 the UK and European Commission agreed the terms of a post-Brexit free trade agreement due to come into provisional application from 1 January 2021.




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* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit transition period]]
* [[Brexit transition period]]
* [[European Commission]]
* [[European Economic Area]]
* [[European Economic Area]]
* [[European Free Trade Association]]
* [[European Free Trade Association]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[Free trade agreement]]
* [[Hard Brexit]]
* [[Hard Brexit]]
* [[Single Market]]
* [[Single Market]]

Revision as of 20:42, 24 December 2020

European Union - United Kingdom (UK) - Brexit.

Soft Brexit describes a potential future situation of relatively less disconnection of the UK from European institutions including the single market.

For example, a possible future situation in which the UK was a member of the European Economic Area.


Contrasted with a relatively 'harder' Brexit.


On 24 December 2020 the UK and European Commission agreed the terms of a post-Brexit free trade agreement due to come into provisional application from 1 January 2021.


See also


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