US-UK trade deal probably not a template for EU-US agreement, says Lithuania

US-UK trade deal probably not a template for EU-US agreement, says Lithuania

By Jan Strupczewski

How should the EU interpret the trade agreement between the US and the UK?

"I think it [a US trade deal with the UK],will cause a certain amount of irritation in Brussels. And it's not because there's a direct conflict between the EU and the UK. It won't jeopardise the relationship between the EU and the UK. But it does set a bad precedent," says Aslak Berg, a researcher at the Centre for European Reform.