Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, is heading to London next week to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Brexit. Tusk met May on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and agreed to meet next Tuesday.
The talks come days after Teresa May to deliver an important speech in Florence on Brexit, which will be on Friday. According to the Financial Times, the biggest adviser of Teresa May has told his counterparts from several European countries that she will present a settlement of at least 20 billion euros to the European Union budget after the departure of Britain.
Brexit negotiations have stalled in recent rounds with the European Union insisting that issues relating to Brexit should be organized first before talking about any future trade relationship. These include Irish border status, the rights of EU citizens in the UK and vice versa After Brexit, as well as the controversial issue of a financial settlement or a departure bill.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson caused the speech will be made by Teresa May on Friday harder after his article on Saturday, which spoke of his vision of Brexit without the prime minister's prior approval.
