Brexit Talks Head to Brink With Key Disagreements Unresolved
- Few signs of progress in EU-U.K. talks on future relationship
- Just one more round of talks remains before crunch June summit
Key obstacles include the EU’s call to continue its existing access to British fishing waters.
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Britain and the European Union’s talks about their future relationship are stumbling toward the brink, with few signs of progress being made ahead of a key deadline next month.
As the latest round of negotiations end Friday, the U.K. is refusing to compromise in key areas -- most notably on the conditions the EU wants the country to accept in return for a trade deal, but also on fisheries and on the role of the bloc’s courts.