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Tensions surrounding the divorce between the European Union and Britain intensified on Friday as Prime Minister Theresa May's approach was "alarming" by one of her peers, and leaders have stated that time was running out to avoid a catastrophic break. The EU Prime Minister, who heard the May speech on Brexit at the Brussels European Summit, said he was shocked by the tone and hinted that the risk of Negotiations failure was almost 50-50. to be about 20%, said an official. A split without concession is the scenario that companies fear the most.
His opinion was reflected in the public statements of other leaders
"The prevailing sentiment is the impression that the British continue to negotiate with the British EU," said Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, adding that he was "not very optimistic".
Only four months from the self-imposed deadline by the UK and the EU for an agreement on divorce preparations in case Britain crushes the block into a void legal. May is still struggling to convince her conflicting cabinet to agree on what Brexit should mean in practice, and her attempts to find something that is acceptable to all were quickly dismissed by the government. EU
Dangerous Precedent
Minister Leo Varadkar again seemed to anticipate May's latest compromise attempt, saying that an idea that was launched would not work. He rejected any attempt by the UK to remain in the EU's single-market property, saying it could set a precedent that could lead to the dissolution of the bloc.
Jean-Claude Juncker on June 28th.
Photographer: Jasper Juinen / Bloomberg
Mood is becoming increasingly bitter and the patience of the EU facing the inability of May to make sure that his belligerent government does the war is shrinking. Pending for the moment, the high-level talks will resume in mid-July, once the United Kingdom has clarified its position.
Much remains to be done, President Donald Tusk said after the summit. "This is the last call to put the cards on the table."
Deadline Slipping
Working on the central issue of how to avoid physical checks on the Irish border – which will become the UK's border with the bloc – has not really progressed since December, said a second European official. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was the first, second and third priority of the negotiations.
Friday was the last formal gathering of the EU before returning to Brussels for a summit in October. sign the Brexit agreement. But EU and UK officials now privately acknowledge that it is unlikely to meet this timetable. This would leave parliaments on both sides less time to approve the agreement and increase the chances of the last few months tense and uncertain for companies trying to plan.
Reduced summit in Salzburg, Austria, in September Another EU representative said that immigration and security were being considered as a possible Brexit crisis meeting.
May prepares talks with her cabinet during her campaign retreat on July 6 to come up with a common vision. next week. May said Friday that she wanted the discussions to accelerate and intensify after that. The day before the May meeting, May will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
Despite repeated warnings that time is running out, the UK has announced to the EU that its officials would not participate in any other negotiation before next week. On July 16, a fourth EU official said:
A new period of silence is scheduled for the month of August and work on drafting a joint statement on future relations with the divorce treaty will not start until September.
– With the help of Marine Strauss and Tim Ross
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