As UK Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to meet with new US President Donald Trump on Friday, the European Union concedes it can't prevent the two countries from talking trade.
But the idea of the UK and US negotiating a trade deal before the UK leaves the EU, remains a sources of tension between London and Brussels.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.
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