European Council President Donald Tusk has said reports of a deadlock over Brexit negotiations may have been exaggerated.
Speaking on Friday at a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels, Tusk said progress was “not sufficient” to begin trade talks with Britain but that “doesn’t mean there is no progress at all.”
“My impression is that reports of the deadlock between the European Union and the UK have been exaggerated, and while progress has not been sufficient, it does not mean there is no progress at all,” Tusk told reporters.
He made the remarks after EU leaders agreed to start internal preparations to pave the way for the next round of talks with the UK, possibly in December.
Tusk said that London’s proposals on future relations between the UK and EU would be considered by the EU’s internal work on a trade deal.
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