Barnier Planning a Brexit Book After Four Years of Negotiations

  • EU’s top negotiator says he has kept notes of discussions
  • Barnier also hints talks may drag on beyond mid-October summit
Michel BarnierPhotographer: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg
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The Brexit negotiations aren’t even over, but Michel Barnier is giving thought to writing a book on Britain’s exit from the European Union.

“I think it would be worthwhile that I tell how I’ve lived these negotiations in more detail,” the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator told a business conference in Paris on Wednesday. “I don’t just want to tell how we’ve handled the consequences of Brexit, but also why we need to take time to look into the lessons of Brexit.”