The next round of talks between the UK and the EU will begin later this month, and David Davis, the Brexit minister, began putting forward a series of positioning documents on Britain's Brexit position this week, but the response from the EU has been less encouraging.
Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, had hoped to make enough progress in the first phase of Brexit negotiations, on Brexit bills, citizens' right to emigrate and the borders of Northern Ireland by October. But now it feels impossible.
The British government insists it will make "full progress" with the EU on Brexit negotiations by October and continue to press ahead with the "next stage" of the talks. 'We have shown what we are doing, 'said British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Britain plans to reserve visa-free access for EU tourists after leaving the EU. The British government makes an immigration plan. The country's goal now is to make "full progress" at a summit of European Council leaders in October to secure ratification of negotiations on trade agreements.
EU citizens will be free to visit the UK, but they will need to apply for permission to work, study or settle in the UK, a British official said. The officials declined to be named because the plans were still under way.
The possibility of starting future relationship negotiations in October seems to be diminishing.
After the last round of negotiations, Barnier asked Britain to clarify a range of issues and warned that there were "fundamental" differences over civil rights, such as the role of the European Court of Justice.
Earlier this month, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hammond also expressed concern about whether EU trade talks could begin this autumn. A relevant EU official seems less likely to start negotiations on future relations in October.
On Tuesday (August 15), the British government released a series of detailed position papers on Brexit, including one on future tariff relations with the European Union. The UK government says it aims to maintain the "freest and most frictionless" trade in goods between the UK and the EU after it officially leaves the EU in 2019.
But Guy Verhofstadt, head of Brexit at the European Parliament (European Parliament), said the UK's plan was a "fantasy". He's here.TwitterHe said that it is a fantasy to withdraw from the customs union, to enjoy its convenience and to have "invisible" boundaries. He says civil rights and a financial solution need to be ensured first.
Barnier also responded to the document. He said the EU would discuss customs and any trade relations with Britain only after the Brexit bill and civil rights issues were resolved.