Brexit Takes Shape: What We Learned From 27 European Leaders
- EU sees itself as united, ready to demand U.K. for money
- U.K. wrong if country thinks it has the ‘upper hand’ in talks
EU Throws Down Brexit Gauntlet as Talks Edge Closer
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European leaders unanimously signed off on their negotiating guidelines for the Brexit talks in a matter of minutes at a summit on Saturday.
After almost a year of posturing, the endorsement opens the way for discussions that will culminate with the U.K. leaving the bloc in March 2019, with or without a deal. Here are the takeaways from what was discussed by the EU’s 27 other governments in Brussels: