With the resumption of crunch Brexit talks tomorrow, European leaders piled pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revise his offer and to do so quickly.
Yesterday, Johnson started phoning his EU counterparts to sell his proposals for a managed withdrawal from the bloc, after the latest plans were given short shrift by Brussels.
European diplomats say London needs to offer a revised, viable way forward before the end of next week so that any haggling and legalistic work is done before a crucial EU summit on 17th and 18th of this month.
That high-stakes European Council meeting will determine whether Britain is headed for an agreement, extension, or potentially disastrous no-deal.
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, whose country currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency said he had told Boris Johnson it is important to find a solution within a week and the British leader agreed with the timetable.
Dutch Premier Mark Rutte tweeted he had told Johnson important questions to remain about the British proposals and there is a lot of work to be done ahead of the summit.
Boris Johnson was expected to also call the leaders of other EU countries after talks broke up without progress Friday between a top UK Brexit official, David Frost, and the EU team headed by top negotiator Michel Barnier.
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