Commission recommends Brexit negotiations

The College of Commissioners has sent a recommendation to the Council to open Article 50 negotiations, following on from the political guidelines adopted a few days ago. The negotiating directives focus on:

• safeguarding the rights and status of citizens and their families;
• agreement on the principles of the financial settlement (before anything else);
• not undermining the Good Friday agreement or creating a hard border in Ireland; and
• solutions on dispute settlement and the governance of the withdrawal agreement.