BRUSSELS: Britain and the EU reached a historic deal on Friday on the terms of the Brexit divorce after Prime Minister Theresa May rushed to Brussels for early morning talks. The European Commission said it “recommends sufficient progress” had been made by Britain on separation issues including the Irish border, Britain’s divorce bill, and citizens rights. “The Commission is satisfied that sufficient progress has been achieved in each of the three priority areas,” the European Commission said in a statement. The EU had set a deadline of Sunday after the last talks on Monday broke down when May’s Northern Irish allies objected to terms of future arrangements for the Irish border. On Thursday, EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas had dismissed British newspaper reports that the Sunday deadline could be extended into next week as “not correct”.

Source: Pakistan Today December 08, 2017 09:00 UTC