EU could 'stall' Brexit talks as UK 'not ready'

UK faces €100bn divorce bill

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The European Union will "stall" Brexit negotiations if the UK fails to make a serious offer on the so-called "Brexit bill", which could see the UK pay out €100bn as a price of leaving the union in March 2019.

The warning came on the second day of Brexit negotiations in Brussels, where British officials are facing off against EU counterparts in a bid to reach a deal on questions surrounding the rights of EU and UK expats after Brexit, as well as the position of Northern Ireland and the financial package.  "Financial settlement is the priority," one EU diplomat told the Politico website. "The EU will not walk away from talks but will stall them.  "The impression we got so far is that the UK is not ready for these talks." Talking Heads: A year on from Brexit - have advisers' views changed?...

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