Trade chief has said membership of Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention could be part of ‘reset’ discussions

• EU trade chief says it ‘could consider’ UK joining PEM
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The EU trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, has said Brussels is open to British membership of a pan-European customs area as part of “reset” discussions between the UK and the bloc.

Šefčovič, who is responsible for post-Brexit relations for the EU, told the BBC that allowing the UK to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention (PEM) was “something we could consider”.