EU: Brexit trade talks still face ‘too many difficulties’

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a deadline closing in quickly, the European Union’s chief negotiator in trade talks with Britain says that talks between both sides on even a rudimentary deal still faced too many challenges to yield a result anytime soon. EU negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday that “at this stage, there are still too many difficulties remaining on important topics.” Barnier’s comments threw a dampener on optimistic reports that progress was being made at a