PM Boris holds talks with Juncker
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker speaks with the media as he greets British PM Boris Johnson prior to a meeting at a restaurant in Luxembourg on Monday. Mr Johnson failed to convince EU leaders he has a serious plan for a Brexit deal and then ducked out of a planned news conference under a chorus of abuse from protesters.
Luxembourg, Sept 16: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker for talks Monday insisting a Brexit deal is possible, despite deep sceptcism from European capitals with just six weeks to go before departure day.
After a weekend in which he compared himself to comic book supersmasher Hulk, the British leader will enjoy a genteel working lunch of snails and salmon in Luxembourg with the EU Commission president.
Downing Street has confidently billed the Luxembourg visit as part of efforts to negotiate an orderly divorce from the union before an October 17 EU summit.
A UK spokesman said Johnson would tell Juncker that “progress has been made, given that before the summer recess many said reopening talks would not be possible.
“The UK needs to enact the referendum result and EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (right) shakes hands with British PM Boris Johnson. avoid another delay; the never loses patience” UK wants to deliver Brexit despite the tortuous and move on to other priorities, Brexit saga dragging on and EU member over three years. states' leaders want to Finland's European renegotiate an orderly affairs minister, Tytti Brexit.”But Brussels has Tuppurainen, who was played down talk of a chairing an EU ministerial breakthrough, insisting meeting in Brussels, Johnson has yet to suggest gave a more downbeat any “legally operable” assessment, repeating the proposal to revise a bloc's long-standing complaint previous withdrawal that London has accord. As he shook hands simply not come up with with Johnson, Juncker detailed ideas for replacing declared himself “cautiously the so-called “Irish optimistic” and backstop” section of the insisted that “Europe divorce deal. —AFP