European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the likelihood of a lack of agreement between the European Union and the UK government was “higher than the likelihood of an agreement” on the future post-Brexit relationship, a diplomatic source said on Friday, 11 December after the European Council.
In short, Mrs von der Leyen’s briefing to leaders did not last more than 10 minutes. The situation is “difficult” and “the main obstacles remain”, she said. However, she...