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EU and UK are accelerating talks to deepen trade, customs, and defence ties ten years after Brexit, signaling a reset with discussions on re-entering the customs union, closer alignment with the Single Market, and the UK's role in EU defence financing for Ukraine, amid domestic political pressures and ongoing diplomatic momentum.
EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis signalled Brussels is open to discussing closer UK trade ties, including the possibility of a customs union, after talks with Chancellor Rachel Reeves and other ministers. He flagged that most food checks could disappear if the UK aligns with EU sanitary and phytosanitary rules and left the door ajar for Britain to join the EU’s defence loans scheme; Labour remains opposed to rejoining the current customs union, and a full return to the single market would require accepting freedom of movement. The discussions, part of what is dubbed the Quint, also touched on youth mobility and stalled talks on the SAFE defence funding scheme.