Downing Street’s hopes of opening Brexit talks on a future trade deal have been given a boost by Denmark, whose finance minister dismissed the EU’s wrangling over the UK’s divorce bill as “a game” that requires swift political compromise. This will be a political compromise.”Q&A What are the two phases of the Brexit talks? Show Hide The EU27’s negotiating guidelines for the two-year Brexit talks stipulate that they must take place in two phases: separation and “orderly withdrawal”, followed by future relationship. Phase two of the talks will then focus on agreeing the “framework” of the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU. The EU27 are adamant that all phase one issues must be addressed to their satisfaction before any talk of the future relationship.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2017 16:18 UTC