Barnier asks UK to clarify concessions, as Brexit talks resume
"What's important now is for the government of the UK to translate the speech into a clear negotiating position" the French official said, referring to May's speech in Florence on Friday.
(Bloomberg) The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier signalled the bloc won't agree to start discussing a trade deal with the UK until the British government offers additional clarifications about the concessions that Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to offer last week.
"We need clarity," Barnier told reporters in Brussels on Monday, before a meeting with his UK counterpart David Davis. "What's important now is for the government of the UK to translate the speech into a clear negotiating position" the French official said, referring to May's speech in Florence on Friday.
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