EU should give UK a quick and fair exit deal: Bundesbank

The European Union should give Britain a quick and fair exit deal to minimise the economic cost and not hinder the process for the sake of setting a political example, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said on Friday. "Neither side has an interest in putting up trade barriers," Weidmann, who also sits on the European Central Bank's Governing Council, said in a speech. "But the EU should also not give the UK a better treatment than it does to Switzerland and Norway." He also said that while Brex