Negotiations have made progress but not yet enough to enter the next stage of co

High-level negotiators said Thursday that the EU and the UK have made progress in the latest round of negotiations, but still not enough to enter into the next consultation stage to discuss transitional and future trade agreements.

"We have made a lot of progress this week, but we have not made enough progress, and we will have to pay more effort in the coming weeks and months," said Michel Barnier, chief executive of the European Union's official affairs negotiations. The For the British Prime Minister Teresa Mei (Wenshu Shan, Theresa May) made a compromise last week to create a "new energy", Barnier also appreciated.

Tereza May had hoped that her speech in Florence on Friday would allow Barnier to inform the EU leaders that they had made "enough progress" on the three major issues and opened the talks for three months. Page for the EU to discuss the fall of the free trade agreement after paving the way. These three major issues are the rights of overseas citizens, the Northern Ireland border and the British withdrawal fee.

The differences between the two sides on the role of the European Court of Justice and the amount of Britain's arrears in the EU are still a major obstacle to the negotiations.

Officials involved said the atmosphere had improved this week. An EU official said Teresa May avoided a "train hit" that could lead to a stalemate that could last for another week. If so, the British in March 2019 direct derailment out of the EU, the risk of crashing into the law may rise.