VALLETTA: The European Union (EU) demanded that Britain make “sufficient progress” on its divorce before any talks on a future trade deal can start as it laid out its tough Brexit negotiating plans on Friday.

EU president Donald Tusk’s draft guidelines say the other 27 countries are ready for a transitional deal after Britain’s exit in March 2019, but that such an arrangement would have to be under EU rules.

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