EU warns Britain it must ‘rework’ Brexit plans
Officials on both sides of the Channel hope Salzburg will give new impetus to divorce negotiations ahead of a crunch summit in Brussels on October 18
Salzburg — EU council president Donald Tusk issued a stark warning to Britain on Wednesday that its Brexit position must be "reworked", as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared to address European leaders at a key summit. Tusk said the negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union were reaching a "decisive phase", as he opened the first of three summits that Brussels hopes will end in a divorce deal. But while he had some encouragement for the "positive evolution" of Britain’s approach, he warned that the two sides were still stuck on two key areas — the Irish border and the future economic relationship. "On other issues such as the Irish question, or the framework for economic co-operation, the UK’s proposals will need to be reworked and further negotiated," Tusk said. May will get a chance to address EU leaders at a dinner later on Wednesday at the informal summit in the Austrian city of Salzburg, before a full day of talks on Thursday dominated by Brexit and the migr...
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