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Joe Barnes
Brussels Correspondent
Joe is Brussels Correspondent for Express.co.uk. He started his career in 2013 working on magazines, writing sports and news features. Joe joined Express.co.uk in 2016 and after a spell with the video news team moved to the Belgian capital to cover Brexit negotiations
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