Matthew Pennycook said the Government was “not seeking” to participate in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM). Maros Sefcovic, the official who led post-Brexit negotiations for the EU ...

EU official Maros Sefcovic had said the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention is ‘something we could consider’.

Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission ... But asked about it on Radio 4′s Today programme this morning, housing minister Matthew Pennycook said: “We’re not seeking to participate ...

EU commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic pointed to the idea of Britain becoming part of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM).

Maros Sefcovic, who led post-Brexit negotiations ... Asked about the proposals, housing minister Matthew Pennycook told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are not seeking to participate ...

Brussels has indicated that the UK would be welcome to sign up to a Europe-wide trading scheme that simplifies tariffs ...

The UK is privately not ruling out joining an EU international trading partnership as the bloc tries to cajole Britain into setting out what it wants from the Brexit reset.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.27 points, 0.8%, at 8,767.80. The FTSE 250 ended up 217.75 points, 1.1%, at 21,025.59, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.8%, or 5.55 points, at 724.59.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.27 points, 0.8%, at 8,767.80. The FTSE 250 ended up 217.75 points, 1.1%, at 21,025.59, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.8%, or 5.55 points, at 724.59.

Maros Sefcovic, who led post-Brexit negotiations for the EU, told the BBC the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) is “something we could consider”. However, asked if the UK could ...