BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain should not expect to hold any "pre-negotiations" with the European Union on its exit from the bloc, Germany's deputy finance minister said, adding that London must keep its borders open if it wants to retain access to the EU's single market.
Jens Spahn, who is also a senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement on Sunday that by the end of March she would trigger the two-year process to leave the EU.
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