EU Demands More Brexit Clarity From May Before Move to Trade
- Juncker, Barnier push U.K. for more details on positions
- Bloc’s parliament reiterates need for ‘sufficient progress’
Juncker: Haven't Made Sufficient Progress on Brexit
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Top European Union officials teamed up to send U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May a blunt message: Do more to flesh out Britain’s Brexit positions or put off trade talks for even longer.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, used a hearing in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday to all but extinguish any lingering hope that May might be given approval at an EU summit later this month to start negotiating the two sides’ future relationship.