BRUSSELS: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May faces a Brexit showdown with frustrated EU leaders Wednesday with talks to agree an orderly break-up at an deadlock.
This week's summit in Brussels was billed as a "moment of truth" for negotiations on Britain's go out from the bloc — however it kind of feels up to now in truth that the 2 aspects just can't agree.
"I am going to ask Prime Minister May whether she has concrete proposals on how to break the impasse," EU president Donald Tusk declared.
But May, hemmed in through fighters in her personal celebration or even in her personal cupboard, has no such proposals.
"The prime minister set out her position and where she thinks the negotiations are yesterday," a Number 10 spokesman mentioned on Tuesday.
Even the choreography of Wednesday's summit opening emphasises British isolation.
May will meet one-on-one with Tusk before briefing her 27 European colleagues. But then the remainder of the EU leaders will go away to speak about Brexit over dinner with out her.
Tusk has made it transparent that if May and EU negotiator Michel Barnier don't offer indicators of concrete development in opposition to a draft deal he'll now not call a November summit to signal it.
Instead, the whole circus may just both be driven back to December or — more dramatically — the EU may just use the November weekend to meet on arrangements for a "no-deal" Brexit.
Previously, all sides had agreed that Britain crashing out of the Union on March 29 next yr with neither a divorce settlement nor a road-map to long run ties can be an economic and diplomatic disaster.
But, after Britain's refusal to simply accept an indefinite legal "backstop" to forestall the return of a difficult border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, doubts are mounting.
"I think we are quite close to a no-deal," warned Konrad Szymanski, the Polish minister for European Affairs after a pre-summit assembly together with his European opposite numbers in Luxembourg.
Back in Brussels, a stern Tusk mentioned he had "no grounds for optimism" according to a record Tuesday from Barnier and May's appearance in parliament on Monday.
The primary confrontation between London and Brussels is over methods to keep the Irish border open after Brexit, however May is also preventing along with her personal MPs, who will have to in the long run approve the final divorce deal.
At a three-hour cupboard assembly on Tuesday morning, which incorporated ministers with reservations about her strategy, May mentioned a deal was imaginable if they all stood together.
"I'm convinced that if we as a government stand together and stand firm, we can achieve this," she mentioned, consistent with her spokesman.
Arriving in Luxembourg to brief EU ministers, Barnier mentioned: "We need more time to find a comprehensive agreement."
Press reports recommended Barnier is able to add a yr to the 21-month transition length deliberate for after Brexit day on March 29 — however this could now not get to the bottom of the underlying issue over the Irish backstop.
Addressing MPs in the House of Commons on Monday, May had mentioned a deal was "achievable" whilst sticking to her rules on the Irish border issue.
But a senior European legit mentioned the speech had handiest underscored for Barnier the uphill combat he faces to get an settlement.
To solve the Irish question, Britain has proposed staying aligned to the EU's customs rules until a much wider industry deal may also be signed that avoids the desire for any frontier checks.
But her personal eurosceptic Conservative MPs are not easy this "backstop" arrangement be time-limited, one thing the EU will not accept.
May mentioned the EU was additionally insisting by itself "backstop" in case the London proposal did not work, which would see Northern Ireland alone keep aligned to the customs union and unmarried marketplace.
She says this could threaten the integrity of the United Kingdom — and it's strongly adverse through her Northern Irish allies from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Economists concern "no deal" Brexit would very much disrupt industry, travel and producers' provide chains in Europe, push Britain into recession or even have international penalties.
On Tuesday, the chairman of america Federal Reserve Jerome Powell warned that a "disorderly Brexit" would gradual the EU economic system as a whole and feature a knock-on impact on US banks.
This week's summit in Brussels was billed as a "moment of truth" for negotiations on Britain's go out from the bloc — however it kind of feels up to now in truth that the 2 aspects just can't agree.
"I am going to ask Prime Minister May whether she has concrete proposals on how to break the impasse," EU president Donald Tusk declared.
But May, hemmed in through fighters in her personal celebration or even in her personal cupboard, has no such proposals.
"The prime minister set out her position and where she thinks the negotiations are yesterday," a Number 10 spokesman mentioned on Tuesday.
Even the choreography of Wednesday's summit opening emphasises British isolation.
May will meet one-on-one with Tusk before briefing her 27 European colleagues. But then the remainder of the EU leaders will go away to speak about Brexit over dinner with out her.
Tusk has made it transparent that if May and EU negotiator Michel Barnier don't offer indicators of concrete development in opposition to a draft deal he'll now not call a November summit to signal it.
Instead, the whole circus may just both be driven back to December or — more dramatically — the EU may just use the November weekend to meet on arrangements for a "no-deal" Brexit.
Previously, all sides had agreed that Britain crashing out of the Union on March 29 next yr with neither a divorce settlement nor a road-map to long run ties can be an economic and diplomatic disaster.
But, after Britain's refusal to simply accept an indefinite legal "backstop" to forestall the return of a difficult border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, doubts are mounting.
"I think we are quite close to a no-deal," warned Konrad Szymanski, the Polish minister for European Affairs after a pre-summit assembly together with his European opposite numbers in Luxembourg.
Back in Brussels, a stern Tusk mentioned he had "no grounds for optimism" according to a record Tuesday from Barnier and May's appearance in parliament on Monday.
The primary confrontation between London and Brussels is over methods to keep the Irish border open after Brexit, however May is also preventing along with her personal MPs, who will have to in the long run approve the final divorce deal.
At a three-hour cupboard assembly on Tuesday morning, which incorporated ministers with reservations about her strategy, May mentioned a deal was imaginable if they all stood together.
"I'm convinced that if we as a government stand together and stand firm, we can achieve this," she mentioned, consistent with her spokesman.
Arriving in Luxembourg to brief EU ministers, Barnier mentioned: "We need more time to find a comprehensive agreement."
Press reports recommended Barnier is able to add a yr to the 21-month transition length deliberate for after Brexit day on March 29 — however this could now not get to the bottom of the underlying issue over the Irish backstop.
Addressing MPs in the House of Commons on Monday, May had mentioned a deal was "achievable" whilst sticking to her rules on the Irish border issue.
But a senior European legit mentioned the speech had handiest underscored for Barnier the uphill combat he faces to get an settlement.
To solve the Irish question, Britain has proposed staying aligned to the EU's customs rules until a much wider industry deal may also be signed that avoids the desire for any frontier checks.
But her personal eurosceptic Conservative MPs are not easy this "backstop" arrangement be time-limited, one thing the EU will not accept.
May mentioned the EU was additionally insisting by itself "backstop" in case the London proposal did not work, which would see Northern Ireland alone keep aligned to the customs union and unmarried marketplace.
She says this could threaten the integrity of the United Kingdom — and it's strongly adverse through her Northern Irish allies from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Economists concern "no deal" Brexit would very much disrupt industry, travel and producers' provide chains in Europe, push Britain into recession or even have international penalties.
On Tuesday, the chairman of america Federal Reserve Jerome Powell warned that a "disorderly Brexit" would gradual the EU economic system as a whole and feature a knock-on impact on US banks.
Britain's May confronts EU leaders amid Brexit crisis
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