Interesting to consider how Switzerland relates to the EU - taken from the EU website:
"Overall more than 100 bilateral agreements currently exist between the EU and Switzerland.
The on-going implementation of these agreements obliges Switzerland to take over relevant EU legislation in the covered sectors.
These bilateral agreements between the EU and Switzerland are currently managed through approximately 20 joint committees.
As a consequence of its partial integration in the EU's single market, Switzerland pays a financial contribution to economic and social cohesion in the new EU Member States".
Without a full agreement between EU and UK, this may be how things evolve - separate rules for different market sectors where free trade makes clear mutual sense.
It may also have influenced how the EU see the relationship with the UK which, like Switzerland, has very close trading relationships.
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