Leaders of the European Commission has made some assertions
that UK’s exiting the EU is “a problem” stating that such a move is "not
feasible that it can be done just like that."
Speaking, Jean-Claude Juncker stressed that the UK "underestimates"
the complication of EU exit talks. This was said after the meeting of the remaining
27 member states solidly agreed their approach for Brexit talks. Juncker also
stressed on in need to discuss the issue of EU and British citizens’ rights,
and said that alone would take a lot of time to conclude.
According to Juncker the Commission had drawn up a suggested
arrangement on the issue "which could be adopted immediately if our
British friends would be ready to sign it (but) that will probably not
happen".
Mr Juncker added: "I have the impression sometimes that
our British friends…underestimate the technical difficulties we have to face.
"The single question of citizens' rights is in fact a
cortege of 25 questions that have to be solved".
Hitting out at Theresa May over her stance during talks at
No 10, he said: "Every time I was asking questions she told me to be
patient and be ambitious.
"The same remarks have to be addressed to the UK".
Mr Juncker further stated that the Downing Street meeting
was "excellent", before joking: "I'm not talking about the
food".
He said: "Privately everything went well but we have a
problem, the British want to leave the EU and it's not feasible that it can be
done just like that."
Speaking together with Mr Juncker at a conference in
Brussels, European Council president Donald Tusk called on the Government to
provide a "serious response" on the issue of EU citizens' rights.
He also used the moment to welcomed the "outstanding
unity" of EU leaders who authorised draft negotiating guidelines in under
a minute.
The terms of the approach adopted by the bloc states that
the controversial divorce bill must first be accepted by the UK as well as the
issue of the rights of EU nationals before the commencement of any trade deal
Also on the EU strategy, the issue of the Irish border was
included saying, the UK must reach a deal, and make it clear the extent at
which EU laws will still be applicable in the UK, during the negotiation
period.
A lot of EU leaders have used the summit as a platform to
issue different threats against the UK, as they all have agreed unanimously to
take a very hard stance with Britain.
Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel accused the Prime
Minister of attempting to cherry-pick a Brexit deal.
He said: "Before you had the soft Brexit and the hard
Brexit, and in future maybe you will have Theresa's Brexit, so maybe that is
the reason she organised the elections."
Meanwhile, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said
Britain may attempt to "split the 27 nations and it is a trap we need to
avoid".
He added: "If you are no longer part of a club, it has
consequences. A Brexit for free is not possible."
Brexit talks are expected to begin after the General
Election on 8 June.
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