September 02, 2017 08:57 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST - Berlin
The European Union’s budget chief Guenther Oettinger said there can be no negotiations with Britain about a post-Brexit trade deal unless the two sides make progress on “fundamental questions” including future payments to Brussels.
Guenther Oettinger, the budget chief, says the future rights of EU citizens in Britain and the status of the U.K. border with Ireland also need to advance before trade talks can begin. The bloc is Britain’s biggest trading partner.
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