# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-07-06 21:57:05 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/1147625540729393153) In reply to: [@Whatjamecallit](http://twitter.com/Whatjamecallit/status/1147624719606325249) @Whatjamecallit @ferrarif50lover @EmmaKennedy @artemis0801 Those are 2 different things, that’s why. Why did the EU say they couldn’t negotiate before triggering article 50? Because the couldn’t, it’s part of the rules for leaving the EU. Why didn’t the EU give us access to the free market for nothing in return? Erm, why would they?