The European Union and Britain have not made enough progress to move to the next phase of Brexit discussions about a transition period or a future trade deal, according to EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
“We have had a constructive week, yes, but we are not yet there in terms of achieving sufficient progress. Further work is needed in the coming weeks and months,” Barnier told a news conference with Brexit Secretary David Davis in Brussels on Thursday.
“For the EU, the only way to reach sufficient progress is that all commitments undertaken by the 28 are honored by the 28,” Barnier said.
Davis said they had made “considerable progress” in four days of talks and repeated his eagerness to move on to discuss what happens after Brexit in March 2019.
President of the European Council Donald Tusk echoed Barnier’s stance on Tuesday, saying “no sufficient progress” has been made to move to the next phase of Brexit talks.
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