BRUSSELS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the European Union could only agree to enter the next phase of Brexit negotiations in December if Britain provided specific assurances about its readiness to settle financial obligations to the bloc.
Speaking to reporters at the end of a two-day EU summit in Brussels, Merkel said it was ‘very clear’ what British Prime Minister Theresa May had to do to break a deadlock in the talks that has prevented a discussion about Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc, known as ‘phase two’.
Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2017
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