Brexit talks set to get messy as unity hits high-water mark
"It comes down to the fact that countries have different economic models, different sets of existing ties to the UK, different strategic interests," Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, senior research fellow at the London-based think-tank the Centre for European Reform, said in an interview. “The second phase of negotiations will be much more challenging for both the UK and the EU and it will be much more difficult for the EU to remain aligned.”