Meeting at a summit in Brussels on Thursday 10 December, EU leaders expressed great caution, even pessimism, about the possibility that the European Commission and the British government will reach an agreement on the future post-Brexit relationship by Sunday.
The President of the European Council announced that the discussions of the EU27 on Brexit would be short, with a briefing by Ms von der Leyen. “We trust the Commission” and “we are defending European interests”, Charles...