The German chancellor, Angela Merkel,
has warned Theresa May that the EU will not allow itself to be consumed
by the Brexit negotiations, as the British prime minister’s offer on
citizens’ rights was dismissed by Europe’s leaders as vague and
inadequate.
Emerging from a two-day summit in Brussels, where the issues discussed ranged from tackling the spread of terrorist propaganda on the internet to plans for cooperation on defence, Merkel insisted that her priority was not the Brexit talks, but steering the EU to a better future.
In response to May’s offer on citizens’ rights after Brexit, she also warned that the UK and the EU had a “long way to go” if they were going to reach agreement on the issue.
In a symbolic joint press conference with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Merkel said: “That was a good beginning, but – and I’m trying to word this very carefully – it was not a breakthrough.
Read more: Brexit talks 'will not consume EU', Angela Merkel warns Britain | Politics | The Guardian
Emerging from a two-day summit in Brussels, where the issues discussed ranged from tackling the spread of terrorist propaganda on the internet to plans for cooperation on defence, Merkel insisted that her priority was not the Brexit talks, but steering the EU to a better future.
In response to May’s offer on citizens’ rights after Brexit, she also warned that the UK and the EU had a “long way to go” if they were going to reach agreement on the issue.
In a symbolic joint press conference with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Merkel said: “That was a good beginning, but – and I’m trying to word this very carefully – it was not a breakthrough.
Read more: Brexit talks 'will not consume EU', Angela Merkel warns Britain | Politics | The Guardian
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