Brexit latest: EU starts mind games calling on nations and firms to prepare for NO DEAL

BRUSSELS is urging EU member states, companies and organisations to ensure preparations for a “no-deal” Brexit are underway amid concerns Britain has made “no substantial progress” on the Irish border issue.

• Simon Osborne
• Express

Draft conclusions for next week’s major EU summit warn contingency planning for a hard exit in March 2019 must be accelerated across the bloc.

The document says: “The European Council renews its call upon member states and all stakeholders to step up their work on preparedness at all levels and for all outcomes.”

Frustration is growing in European capitals over the slow pace of negotiations on Ireland and the…

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