The German government says it's "understandable" that the European Union's chief negotiator is pressing Britain for imminent progress in its divorce talks. EU leaders are due to assess at a Dec. 14-15 summit whether "sufficient progress" has been made to progress to talks on future trade relations. ———10:35 a.m.A senior German official is indicating that he is concerned about Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal. EU leaders are due to assess at a Dec. 14-15 summit whether "sufficient progress" has been made on divorce terms to move to talks on future trade relations. He added: "If the EU accepted less, European citizens would have to make up the difference.

Source: ABC News November 13, 2017 10:11 UTC