The EU repeats in London that it will not renegotiate the Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday told British Prime Minister Theresa May that the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) would not renegotiate their UK separation agreement. United. Margaritis Schinas, spokesman for the commission, said that Mr Juncker "stressed that the 27 EU members will not reopen the withdrawal agreement, representing a carefully balanced compromise". But Juncker said that the EU was willing to make some additions to the document on future relations between the UK and the EU, which accompanies the 585-page deal but is not not legally binding.

May "presented several options" to try to overcome the differences around the main stumbling block in the negotiations, a controversial clause allowing to avoid border controls on the island of & d île île,,,,,,,,,,. Ireland.

The Prime Minister's return to Brussels is part of his efforts to avoid a Brexit without a potentially catastrophic deal in just 50 days, after the British parliament rejected the withdrawal agreement reached last November. The UK will leave the EU on March 29, with or without agreement. Businesses fear that a Brexit without an agreement will cause an economic disaster by revoking trade agreements and imposing custom duties, controls and other barriers between the United Kingdom and the United States. 39; EU.