On Wednesday 6 December, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the negotiator-in-chief of the European Union, Michel Barnier, reported back to the College of Commissioners on the progress in negotiations with London on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.
However, it has not yet been possible for them to note that sufficient progress has been made, a pre-requisite for them to recommend moving to the second phase of negotiations – the trade talks.