Michel Barnier, the EU’s Brexit negotiator, said he would happily discuss British qualms but demanded David Davis travel to Brussels John Thys/AFP/Getty ImagesBrussels will start a new row with Britain over Brexit talks today by insisting that the European Court of Justice is the arbiter of disputes during the transition period. The European Commission will publish a draft withdrawal and transition agreement that sets out the EU’s terms for Brexit to be negotiated over the next seven months. Sources in Brussels said that the draft withdrawal treaty would “designate the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as the authority for the interpretation and enforcement of the withdrawal agreement”. Jacob Rees-Mogg said that the government would have to reject the demand ANDY RAIN/EPAThe demand means that the ECJ would be the arbiter of disputes over the terms of withdrawal, including rights for EU citizens and their families. It would place Britain under the authority of European judges for decades to come.

Source: The Times February 28, 2018 00:04 UTC