During a second sitting around the negotiating table, the EU and the
UK stuck to their guns on the financial obligations London should pay
and what court would guarantee EU citizen rights in a post-Brexit world.
Following a first encounter last month, the negotiating teams led by Michel Barnier, on the EU side, and David Davis, on the British side, concluded on Thrusday (20 July) a four-day round of talks to set the terms of Britain’s departure from the EU.
But the negotiations barely managed to spot areas of disagreement that have already been identified.
As expected, the financial settlement London must cover and the European Court of Justice’s role in ensuring citizen rights were the most controversial issues.
But both sides could not even start sketching out the bare bones of a compromise as Britain came to Brussels empty handed.
Read more: No solution in sight for Brexit’s controversial issues – EURACTIV.com
Following a first encounter last month, the negotiating teams led by Michel Barnier, on the EU side, and David Davis, on the British side, concluded on Thrusday (20 July) a four-day round of talks to set the terms of Britain’s departure from the EU.
But the negotiations barely managed to spot areas of disagreement that have already been identified.
As expected, the financial settlement London must cover and the European Court of Justice’s role in ensuring citizen rights were the most controversial issues.
But both sides could not even start sketching out the bare bones of a compromise as Britain came to Brussels empty handed.
Read more: No solution in sight for Brexit’s controversial issues – EURACTIV.com
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