BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was not aware of any free-trade deal the EU had concluded which included unfettered access for financial services.
"I remind you that I'm not aware of any free-trade deal in the past between the European Union and third countries that would have allowed privileged access for financial services," Barnier told a news conference in Brussels on Wednesday.
Several large London-based financial institutions have already set up subsidiaries in the European Union to preempt the moment Britain leaves the bloc.
(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Robin Emmott)
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