Premier Paolo Gentiloni said
Friday that it would be necessary to accept the consequences if
insufficient progress is made in the Brexit talks to be able to
move to the second stage on future trade relations.
At the end of the EU summit, Gentiloni said it would be
possible to move to the second stage "only if significant
progress" is made on the three preconditions set by the union on
the Irish border, the divorce bill and the rights of EU citizens
in the UK.
He stressed that the decision would be made at the December
summit.
"So December is an important - either the results will have
been achieved or it will be necessary to accept the
consequences".
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