EU demands ‘sufficient progress’ on Brexit divorce before talks on new ties

It is alleged when sufficient progress is achieved negotiations will proceed.

EU rules out U.K trade talks.

EU president Donald Tusk on Friday revealed his plans for Brexit talks, rejecting British Prime Minister Theresa May’s demands for talks on the divorce and a future relationship to run in parallel.

The draft guidelines obtained by AFP called for a “phased approach” that prioritises an orderly withdrawal, adding that leaders would decide “when sufficient progress has been achieved to allow negotiations to proceed to the next phase.”

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