British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to reach a deal on Brexit divorce terms with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday as months of tense negotiations reach a decisive moment. London has however rejected the EU’s deadline, and appears keen to push the issue to the wire. May, Brexit minister David Davis and the prime minister’s Brexit adviser Olly Robbins will have lunch in Brussels at 1215 GMT with Juncker, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Juncker’s chief of staff Martin Selmayr. The British prime minister will also meet European Council President Donald Tusk, who is in charge of summits, Downing Street said. The EU has demanded “sufficient progress” on the key divorce issues of Britain’s Brexit bill, citizens rights, and Ireland in order to move on to talks on a post-Brexit transition period and future relations.

Source: Egypt Independent December 04, 2017 08:48 UTC