EU’s Tusk warns Brexit ‘no deal’ scenario still possible

18 Sep, 2018 10:57 / Updated 6 years ago

EU Council President Donald Tusk has said Britain and the EU could yet fail to reach an agreement on the terms of their divorce. The statement comes just six months before the UK is due to leave the bloc. Tusk wrote Tuesday that “unfortunately, a no deal scenario is still quite possible. But if we all act responsibly, we can avoid a catastrophe.” His warning came in an invitation letter to EU leaders for a summit in Salzburg, Austria, starting Wednesday evening, AP reports. Tusk, who will chair the meeting, wants the 27 leaders to reach agreement on the terms of a text outlining their future relations with Britain after it leaves next March.