{"id":142650,"date":"2020-03-16T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/video-killed-the-brexit-negotiating-star\/"},"modified":"2020-03-16T13:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:30:05","slug":"video-killed-the-brexit-negotiating-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/video-killed-the-brexit-negotiating-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Video killed the Brexit-negotiating star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 The Brexit talks are going online because of coronavirus \u2014 but trade experts see trouble ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. and EU are discussing how to set up videoconferencing after the virus put an end to the face-to-face negotiations that were due to take place in London next week. \u201cBoth sides are currently exploring alternative ways to continue discussions, including if possible the use of video conferences,\u201d a joint statement released on Wednesday revealed.<\/p>\n<p>But trade experts argue that setting out demands to an opponent on a screen is no match for looking into the whites of their eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew MacDougall, who was head of communications for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during seven years of trade talks with the EU, said it \u201csounds possible in theory but its not practical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are fooling themselves if they think they will have the same kind of chemistry and ability to get things done over a screen as they will in person,\u201d he said. \u201cSo much of this is on intangibles like trust and sentiment and those are really only things that build up from being around the people, being literally across the table from them and having coffees with them in the breaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cIts not that it absolutely cant be done but the dynamic is much slower than having lots of people together\u201d <em>\u2014 David Henig, former U.K. trade negotiator<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>MacDougall, who now works for political communications firm Trafalgar Strategy, added that some practical elements like breaking off to have a one-on-one conversation with an opponent would not be possible over video.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.K. trade negotiator David Henig said a Brexit trade deal could be done over videoconference but the process would be much slower. Negotiators are discussing a range of different topics all at once and playing them off against each other. But Henig, who is now a director at the European Centre for International Political Economy, said that might not be possible online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of running 11 things simultaneously you can make some progress by doing one in turn,\u201d he explained. \u201cIts not that it absolutely cant be done but the dynamic is much slower than having lots of people together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that keeping minds focused is more challenging during a video call compared with a face-to-face meeting. \u201cPeople find it difficult to concentrate on the dynamics of a screen and sort of float away into different places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1197858214-714x476.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Downing Street spokesman has insisted the Brexit transition period will not be extended | Tolga Akmen\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>One senior business representative, who spoke on condition of anonymity, raised technical issues: \u201cDo you really want to negotiate on a line where not only might the sound and picture keep cutting out, but it might not be secure?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Downing Street spokesman said, \u201cSecure calls take place across the government estate all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William Draffin, technical project manager at Eclipse Global, an events management firm, said modern video link systems could use end-to-end encryption or other features to ensure lines cannot be tampered with. \u201cSolutions exist to do completely secure communications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Draffin argued that the IT infrastructure for a large conferencing event would prevent any technological glitches, although the challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/video-killed-the-brexit-negotiating-star-trade-eu\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><br \/>\n[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snap.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/politico-logo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">politico<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 The Brexit talks are going online because of coronavirus \u2014 but trade experts see trouble ah..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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