UK-EU reset: Tensions ease, seven years after Brexit vote
By France24
19 March 2023 |
5:10 pm
It was like an estranged couple agreeing to give themselves another chance. Announcing the "Windsor Framework" in late February, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were emphatic that the UK and the EU are allies, trading partners and friends.
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