No breakthrough in Britain, EU Brexit talks
of Catalan cities late Tuesday, with around 40,000 people taking part in Barcelona and 9,000 in the separatist stronghold of Girona, according to police.
The protests descended into clashes with police in many cities.
In Barcelona, police charged hundreds of masked demonstrators who threw projectiles at and British negotiators failed to
talks during a frantic all- night session and will continue seeking a compromise on the eve of Thursday’s crucial EU summit.
An EU official, who asked
negotiations were still ongoing, said “discussions continued until late in the night and will continue today.”
Both sides were hoping that after more than three years of false starts and sudden reversals, a clean divorce deal for
coming hours. Thursday’s EU leaders’ sum
Britain’s scheduled departure
Even though many questions remain, diplomats made it clear -
time since a UK withdrawal plan fell apart in the British House of Commons in March. deep into Tuesday night saw no -
at EU headquarters in Brussels.
This week’s EU leaders’ meeting — the last scheduled sum
— was long considered the last opportunity to approve a divorce agreement.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists his country will leave at the end of the month with or without an agreement, although UK lawmakers are determined to push for another delay rather than risk a chaotic
Michel
Barnier,
the
EU’s -
that the main challenge now is to turn the new British pro