European Governments Warn May Won’t Get Early Brexit Talks
- Lithuania says ‘no negotiations without notification’
- Czech official says not ‘been clearly told’ what U.K. wants
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European Union governments complained U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to begin Brexit negotiations by April still lacks detail and said she will not get the informal talks she’s seeking before then.
May said on Sunday for the first time that she will trigger the U.K.’s two-year withdrawal from the EU in the first quarter and told the BBC that by giving such a timetable she hoped her EU counterparts will allow “some preparatory work” to ensure a “smoother process.”