Here Are the Sticking Points in the Deadlocked Brexit Talks
- Financial settlement, or divorce bill, is main obstacle
- Disagreements include enforcement of citizens’ rights
Barnier Says Brexit Progress Far From Sufficient
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Another round of Brexit talks failed to yield a breakthrough, as the EU and the British government remain at loggerheads over the U.K’s financial obligations, the enforcement of citizens’ rights and even the sequencing of talks.
At the heart of the dispute are fundamental differences of priorities: while the U.K. seeks “creative” bespoke arrangements for the future, the EU says any deal would depend on whether Theresa May’s government is willing to fully comply with the bloc’s existing legal order.