The EU is gearing up for another Brexit crisis as talks enter the final stretch. But this time it’s not just a deal on the Irish border but the withdrawal treaty itself that is in danger.
Frustration in Brussels is growing, as evidenced by a now-infamous off-the-record briefing in which a senior EU official described the UK’s approach as “fantasy”.
EU negotiators say British prime minister Theresa May is deliberately dragging her feet on the Irish backstop - and on a future customs...