Brussels — Britain may be leaving the EU but it will still have to settle the divorce bill in euros, not pounds, according to an EU document on the upcoming negotiations. "An orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU requires settling the financial obligations undertaken before the withdrawal date," said the European Commission document seen by AFP on Thursday. "The agreement should define the precise way in which these obligations will be calculated ... the obligations should be defined in euro," it said. The document did not say how much the Brexit settlement might cost but EU officials have previously said it could be as much as €60bn, sparking howls of outrage in London, which puts the figure closer to €20bn. Titled "Non-paper on key elements likely to feature in the draft negotiating directives", the document was drawn up for the commission, which will conduct the Brexit negotiations with Britain. It covers, in more detail, the same ground outlined last month by EU president Don...
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