EU Brushes Off May's Pitch for Customs Plan Guarantees

U.K. prime minister explained key Brexit idea to EU leaders
May wants assurances for plan that’s politically risky at home

EU President Doland Tusk said it was too early to give assurances, according to an official.Source: Bloomberg

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By Ian Wishart and Slav Okov

May 17, 2018 at 6:43 PM UTC

Updated on

May 18, 2018 at 10:25 AM UTC

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Theresa May used a European Union meeting in Bulgaria to seek assurances that the bloc will accept U.K. proposals to prevent a hard Irish border. She didn’t get the guarantees she wanted.

In an unexpected move to kick-start talks that have been stalled since March, the U.K. prime minister pitched her latest plans for post-Brexit customs ties to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders gathered in Sofia.