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An insider account of how the EU dealt with Brexit by one of the close aides of Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief negotiator. Without descending into triumphalism, the book shows how the EU achieved all its main strategic objectives — while the British side played a weak hand badly.
This EU insider’s account reveals how British politicians were outclassed… many reporters came to know De Rynck as a straight-talking, trusted source who could explain the technical issues at the heart of the negotiations. There is plenty of fascinating detail here for students of Brussels statecraft.
The Brexit you’ll never hear about from a British negotiator. An important book.
De Rynck writes with the fierce and exhausted pride of a member of a crack team of surgeons who have just successfully carried out a highly complex operation for the very first time.
A book as good as this could only have been written by someone on the inside – and with the impressive breadth and depth of knowledge as Stefaan De Rynck. It is as illuminating as it is fascinating. Reading it not only makes for better understanding of Brexit but of the EU itself and – dare I say – of the post-Brexit UK.
Stefaan De Rynck had a ringside seat for all the twists and turns of Britain’s departure from the European Union. This insightful book provides important insights into Brexit from a European perspective – and explains how and why we got to where we are today.
A piercing analysis of the UK's historic decision to leave the EU, De Rynck’s masterful overview may make difficult reading for some in Britain but it offers hope that the two sides can take a more constructive approach going forward.
An accurate and true insight into the machinations of Brexit, our role as negotiators and our efforts to bring the deal over the line.
A valuable account… well worth a read because the narrative is so revealing of the EU’s mindset during these crucial years.
An insider’s account of an arduous process… its message: unpreparedness has grave consequences in politics.
Stefaan De Rynck was a senior advisor to Michel Barnier, the Brexit Negotiator for the European Union. He has worked as an EU civil servant on financial regulation, the single market, transport policy, sustainable urban development and on EU Treaty changes. He has a PhD in political and social sciences from the European University Institute in Florence and teaches at the Public Governance Institute of the University of Leuven in Belgium.