EU may refuse informal Brexit talks until UK triggers article 50

Brussels has given up hope that exit process will be formally launched at summit this week but wants it to begin soonLondon and Brussels appear headed for stalemate two days before a European Union summit to discuss Britain’s vote to leave.With Europe’s leaders divided over how to negotiate Brexit and Britain apparently reluctant to initiate formal talks on leaving, an EU source said lawyers had concluded that a member state could not be forced to launch the process. Continue reading