The European Union's Brexit negotiator says gaps must still be bridged in talks on the U.K.'s departure from the bloc, with time running out to secure a deal.
Up against a ticking clock to get a detailed plan in place before Britain leaves the European Union in March 2019, May is battling to find a way to meet the often contradictory demands from Brussels and rival factions within her Conservative Party.
As reported by Reuters, UK Prime Minister Theresa May's office announced on Tuesday that the Brexit-battered PM has established five business councils to advise on post-Brexit issues following the EU-UK divorce. "We're very close now", Sipila told reporters.
Should that be possible, European Union and British Brexit negotiators would recommend that "decisive progress" has been achieved in Brexit talks and the European Union would call a special summit of its 27 national leaders to endorse it.
"We'll have to fight against those who want to demolish Europe, with their populist deceit, with their attacks against the European project", Barnier said. "There is now a Farage in every country".
Europe's incapacity to manage migration has fueled far-right sentiment across the continent and many worry that nationalists might make more progress in May.