Brexit Secretary David Davis is set to launch a first round of negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union when he meets the EU's Michel Barnier for four days of talks between their teams in Brussels.
A month after a first meeting the Frenchman will press Davis on Monday to agree to Britain covering substantial British financial commitments and offer more detail on other British proposals.
With little more than a year to settle divorce terms before Britain leaves, deal or no deal, on March 30, 2019, the 27 other EU national leaders want British Prime Minister Theresa May to rally her divided nation swiftly behind a clear, detailed plan that can minimise economic and social disruption across Europe as its second biggest economy cuts loose from the continent.
Davis and Barnier will shake hands for the cameras at the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters at 9.15 am (5.15 pm AEST ) before a first full session of talks. Negotiators will then break up into groups discussing four key areas of priorities before a planned news conference on Thursday afternoon.
