Euro boss Juncker says Brexit trade talks will be delayed unless there are 'miracles' as Theresa May meets Merkel
CHIEF Eurocrat Jean-Claude Juncker today ignored Theresa Mays hand of friendship, saying it would take miracles for Brexit trade talks to start on schedule.
The European Commission presidents hardline comments came as the PM met Angela Merkel, who hailed the good progress in negotiations. Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker pictured at dinner in Estonia.
Meanwhile, the fanatical Europhile who heads the European Parliaments Brexit team last night insisted that Brits ALREADY regret the vote to quit the EU. Mrs May and Mr Juncker are both in Estonia for a summit of European leaders.
Speaking as he arrived at the meeting in Tallinn, the former Luxembourg PM suggested that Mrs Mays Florence speech had made no difference to the progress of talks.
He said formal trade negotiations would not be able to start next month as scheduled because the two sides have not struck a deal on the rights of EU citizens living in Britain.
Mrs May is hoping to target Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel. Mr Juncker told reporters: By the end of October we will not have sufficient progress.
At the end of this week I am saying that that there will be no sufficient progress from now until October unless miracles would happen.
His jibes echo the words of chief Brexit negotiator Michael Barnier, who said yesterday that it could be months before trade talks start.
But Mrs Merkel, the most powerful politician in Europe, gave a different message when she held a face-to-face meeting with Mrs May.
Michel Barnier, pictured with David Davis, said yesterday that it will take months for trade talks to begin.
A No 10 spokesman said: Chancellor Merkel welcomed the speech, and noted the good progress that had been made in negotiations this week. She looked forward to the next round of talks in early October.
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor both agreed on the importance of settling the issue of citizens' rights at the earliest opportunity. .
Mrs May is determined to hold personal talks with leaders including Mrs Merkel and Emmanuel Macron as a way of bypassing the Brussels bureaucracy.
Speaking in London last night, Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt insisted that Brits were being forced to leave the EU against their will.
Guy Verhofstadt said that Brits already regret the vote to leave the EU. He also claimed that the UK was too small to function on its own without being part of a larger bloc.
Mr Verhofstadt told an audience at the London School of Economics: The world of tomorrow is a world of empires. And only a united Europe will play a role of significance..
He is the European Parliaments chief representative on Brexit and is set to advise MEPs to vote against starting the next round of talks.
Theresa May will cave in to EU demands once Tory conference is over Theresa May is set to give in to the EUs demands on Brexit - as soon as the Tory party conference is over.
It was reported today that the PM will authorise David Davis to offer more money as part of the Brexit divorce settlement. He will also let EU judges rules on European citizens who live in Britain, according to The Times.
But the offers will apparently be delayed until after the Conservatives have had their annual conference in Manchester. That will allow Mrs May and Mr Davis to avoid a clash with activists who want them to take a harder line against Brussels.
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