Theresa May’s EU counterparts are adamant that the UK must agree on a financial settlement with the bloc before talks can proceed to trade - here's what they are saying.
21.09.2017
(Bloomberg) Theresa May’s European Union counterparts are adamant that the
UK
must agree on a financial settlement with the bloc before talks can proceed to trade, according to a survey of the EU’s 27 other members that reveals the depth of resistance to British calls for flexibility.
As May prepares to update her government’s position on Brexit in a speech in the Italian city of Florence on Friday, the Bloomberg survey results suggest the prime minister needs to move a long way if she is to enable a shift in October to her goal of addressing Britain’s future relationship with its biggest market.