(AP photo)BRUSSELS: The European Union and Britain ended a flurry of top-level diplomacy on Monday without a deal on the terms of divorce. Ireland and other EU countries are insisting the U.K. provide details of how customs checkpoints and other border obstacles can be avoided. One solution would be to allow Northern Ireland to stay in the customs union when the rest of the U.K. leaves. Diplomats have been negotiating relentlessly over the past days to meet an EU-imposed deadline of Monday to find "sufficient progress" on the divorce issues. Juncker first met with Brexit experts from the European Parliament, which will eventually have to endorse any departure deal.

Source: Bangkok Post December 04, 2017 18:22 UTC