Antonio Tajani, European Parliament president,said the situation was "not good" and "we need to know what the UK wants to do" as he restated Brussels' demands for a financial settlement which could be as high as £53 billion (60 billion euro). Ahead of a meeting of European leaders on Thursday, Ireland's Leo Varadkar said they were still unclear about what the UK hoped to achieve in a Brexit deal.
EU govt leaders seen signaling EU27 should prepare for next phase of Brexit talks
According to a recent report by Reuters, a senior German government official noted that the EU government leaders could signal at the summit on October 19/20 that the EU27 would prepare internally for the next phase of Brexit talks and the transition period. Europe's leaders have revealed frustrations about Theresa May's Government's approach to Brexit, claiming there is a lack of clarity as a result of divisions within her administration.
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