Thursday, August 31, 2017

Brexit Talks End with No Breakthrough

The third round of Brexit negations have wrapped in Brussels without any major breakthroughs. 

The UK and the EU still haven't come to an agreement on three key issues: What do to with the border in Ireland, the rights of UK citizens living in the EU and vice versa, and how many millions the UK owes the EU for programs it already committed to. 

The most divisive issue is that so called "Brexit bill."

The EU's chief negotiator Michele Barnier told reporters after negotiations wrapped that the citizens of Europe should not be cheated by the UK.

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IN: EU taxpayers…
OUT: …before departure.
DUR: 35 seconds

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The UK's chief negotiator—Brexit Secretary David Davis—says his government has a duty to make sure UK citizens don't have to pay a penny more than need be to the EU.

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IN: We have…
OUT: …with the EU
DUR: 30 seconds