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"We have a clear line, we are united and we are ready," says EU main negotiator Michel Barnier. (Photo: Council of the EU)

'Serene' EU warns UK against Brexit 'illusions'

EU ministers have put the final touch to the bloc's Brexit negotiating guidelines before an EU leaders summit on Saturday (30 April), while Germany has warned the UK not to have "illusions" about the upcoming talks' outcome.

"Countries with a third country status, and that’s what Great Britain will be, cannot and will not have the same or even more rights as a member of the European Union," chancellor Angela Merkel told German MPs on Thursday.

"You may think that all this is self-...

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