Sunday, 30 April 2017

EU chiefs team up to fight Theresa May on Brexit, after claiming that the UK “underestimates” problem associated with Brexit.


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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