Down to the Wire The coming weeks will determine if Brexit talks can advance to discussions of future relations between Britain and the EU. European officials say it isn’t clear if EU leaders will adopt formal guidelines for the talks in December. EU officials have been sketching out ideas on what the EU’s opening positions on the transition and future trade talks are likely to be. In a speech in Brussels on Monday, chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier fleshed out his thinking of what a future trade deal would—and wouldn’t—allow. U.S. officials have also warned that sticking to EU rules post-Brexit could jeopardize a future U.S.-U.K. agreement.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 23, 2017 19:08 UTC