BRUSSELS – The European Union's chief negotiator in the upcoming divorce proceedings with Britain says that parallel talk on its exit from the EU and a future trade relationship "is a very risky approach" he is bent on avoiding.
Michel Barnier told EU legislators on Wednesday that "to succeed, we need on the contrary to devote the first phase of negotiations exclusively to reaching agreement on the principle of the exit."
British Prime Minister Theresa May last week sought hand-in-hand negotiations on exit and future relationship, while the EU Council president and EU top legislators argued against it.
The Brexit talks are expected to start in late May once the negotiating guidelines of the 27 member nations have been sealed in a mandate for Barnier.
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