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URSULA VON DER LEYEN PRESIDENT OF THE

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Věra Maroš Frans Margaritis Margrethe Valdis Dubravka Josep Johannes Jourová Šefčovič Timmermans Schinas Vestager Dombrovskis Šuica Borrell Hahn VALUES INTER- THE PROTECTING OUR A EUROPE FIT AN ECONOMY DEMOCRACY A STRONGER BUDGET AND INSTITUTIONAL EUROPEAN EUROPEAN WAY FOR THE THAT WORKS AND EUROPE AND TRANSPARENCY RELATIONS AND GREEN DEAL OF LIFE DIGITAL AGE FOR PEOPLE DEMOGRAPHY IN THE WORLD ADMINISTRATION FORESIGHT DG Climate Action DG Competition DG Financial DG Communication European External DG Budget Stability, Financial Action Service and four other DGs Services and Capital Markets Union Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Didier Stella Mariya Sylvie Reynders Kyriakides* Gabriel** Goulard László Commissioner Trócsányi JUSTICE HEALTH INNOVATION INTERNAL AND YOUTH MARKET Phil NEIGHBORHOOD DG Justice DG Health Hogan AND and Consumers and Food Safety DG Research DG Internal ENLARGEMENT and Innovation Market, Industry, TRADE Entrepreneurship DG Neighborhood DG Trade DG Education, and SMEs and Enlargement Commissioner Youth, Sport and Negotiations Culture DG Janusz Communications Wojciechowski Networks, Commissioner Commissioner Content and AGRICULTURE Commissioner Technology Nicolas Janez Schmit Lenarčič DG Agriculture and Helena DG Defense Rural Development Dalli Industry and JOBS Space CRISIS MANAGEMENT EQUALITY DG Employment, Social Afairs DG European Civil Commissioner DG Justice and and Inclusion Protection and Consumers Humanitarian Aid Rovana (on matters Operations Plumb relating to equality) Commissioner TRANSPORT Paolo Commissioner DG Mobility Commissioner Gentiloni and Transport Jutta Ylva ECONOMY Urpilainen Johansson DG Economic and INTERNATIONAL Commissioner HOME AFFAIRS Financial Afairs PARTNERSHIPS DG Taxation and DG Migration DG International Kadri Customs Union and Home Afairs Cooperation and Simson Development ENERGY

DG Energy Commissioner * Elisa reports to Frans Ferreira Timmermans on Commissioner food safety, animal COHESION and plant health; and Virginijus AND REFORMS on public health matters. Sinkevičius DG Regional and Urban Policy ** ENVIRONMENT reports to Margrethe AND OCEANS DG Structural Reform Support Vestager on research DG Environment and innovation; and Schinas on education, DG Maritime Afairs culture, youth, and and Fisheries sports.

EU chief negotiator , such as citizen rights, to create good- countries are resisting ofers of side who are concerned that a patchwork will and also weaken the EU’s com- deals from London. “Whatever the UK OFFERS BREXIT of partial deals could be more benef- mon line that London must frst ratify U.K. is ofering has no solid legal ba- cial to the U.K. than the Withdrawal the Withdrawal Agreement before ne- sis,” according to one of the diplomats. Agreement negotiated by Theresa gotiations about future relations and At a separate meeting of EU am- MINI DEALS TO May’s government last year. trade can begin,” said Volker Treier, bassadors on Wednesday last week, A spokesperson for the U.K.’s De- head of foreign trade at the German Barnier warned against an apparent partment for Exiting the EU said it is Chamber of Commerce. attempt at divide and rule by the U.K. “untrue” the U.K. is trying to bypass Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavi- He said it is important that putting in SIDE-STEP BRUSSELS er Bettel told POLITICO his country talks with the Commission. place contingency measures for no At a meeting of Brexit EU27 of- has already come to an agreement deal should not lead to a slew of un- cials last week, almost “all delega- with the U.K. that would come into coordinated mini deals that could end tions mentioned that they were being efect if there is no deal. He said up being more advantageous to the approached by the U.K. on several this is not a secret mini deal but “an U.K. than the Withdrawal Agreement. EU ofcials BY JACOPO BARIGAZZI AND HANS VON DER BURCHARD issues,” said one of the diplomats. agreement with the U.K. about voting Brexit experts in the Council see the These included topics such as data rights, so Luxembourgers can vote for who are part of the EU’s Article 50 move by The U.K. government is trying to by- protection, plus social security bene- local elections in Great Britain, that Working Group had been asked by pass Brexit negotiations with the Eu- fts and health entitlements of British maybe not change the result at the the group’s presidency to report by London as ropean Commission by proposing so- citizens living in other parts of the EU. end but at least they have civil rights Wednesday on ofers made by Bo- an attempt called mini deals to national capitals is among the countries in the U.K. and that was important ris Johnson’s government, setting at divide directly, diplomats say. approached by London with an of- for that, I signed that with [British out in which sector an ofer exists; Many EU27 capitals have been ap- fer of a mini deal on social issues, Brexit] Secretary [Stephen] Barclay.” to what goal; and whether any deal and rule proached by London with ofers of three EU27 diplomats say. “It’s a sign A Czech diplomat said no such deal has been done. The answers will not deals or bilateral arrangements that of British desperation” said one of or any ofer had been made by John- be disclosed but will be discussed in would ameliorate the impact of a no- the diplomats. son’s government to Prague. a seminar to coordinate the bloc’s deal Brexit on both sides, according “I see it as a clear attempt by the The representative of the Commis- response, an EU ofcial said. to two diplomats. The move has infu- British side to go to countries and sion at a meeting of Brexit ofcials last riated Commission ofcials, including give them something they care about, week noted approvingly that member Cristina Gallardo contributed reporting.