The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to hold further talks on Brexit, without the possibility of renegotiating the agreement

The European Union (EU) and the UK agreed on Thursday to hold further talks to avoid Brexit both feared and increasingly present without consulting each other, but by sticking to their positions less than two months before the divorce.

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, reiterated the request of her Parliament, which had rejected in January the divorce agreement, to review the guarantee provided for Ireland, which the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, rejected during his "firm but constructive meeting in Brussels.

"Despite the challenges, the two leaders agreed that their teams should to discuss the possibility of finding a solution with the widest possible support for the British Parliament and respecting the guidelines of the European Council", according to a joint statement, at the end of the meeting.

Juncker reiterated that the 27 UK partners "will not reopen the pension agreement", but were rather willing to rework the accompanying political statement and lay the groundwork for the future relationship between the two. , especially in commercial matters, to be "more ambitious".

French Michel Barnier, who negotiated the current agreement for nearly six months on behalf of the EU, returns to the fore and will meet on Monday the British minister of Brexit, Steve Barclayin Strasbourg, said a spokesman for the Commission.

The President of the Commission and the Prime Minister have agreed meet in late February to take stock of the discussions. On February 24 and 25, the leaders of the 28 countries of the bloc will meet with their peers from the Arab League in Egypt.

The head of the Conservative government is expected to meet at 14:00 GMT the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, who, on the eve, sparked a wave of controversy in the UK, when he was asked "how is this place so in hell "for the leaders of Brexit without project to carry it out.

Meanwhile, the opposition leader, Labor Jeremy Corbyn, explained in a letter to the Prime Minister his solution to unblock the process: the permanence of his country in the customs union after the Brexit.

"This would include alignment with the customs union code, a common external tariff and a trade policy agreement that gives the United Kingdom a voice on future EU trade agreements", Mr. Corbyn explained, urging May to "change their course of action". red. "No. 2 of the British government, David Lidington, has already rejected the proposal of the Labor politician, describing it as illusory.

With the agreement of the Brexit in a stalemate, badysts believe that it is increasingly inevitable that the date of divorce be postponed until the end of March, despite the Prime Minister's insistence to meet deadlines.

(With information from AFP)