Brexit from now on will be a tough life.

At the recent press conference at the EU summit in Brussels, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron gave a signal to the German-French union. The two are aimed at early reforming Eurozone, a French president's political priority project. But Chancellor and president can't avoid Brax's theme. And next year, this issue will cost energy and time. The EU, with 27 authors, even though the member states consider it an escape from future problems.

Now begins the most difficult phase

The formal decision on continuing talks on Brexi “is a step forward to”, the Chancellor says, but now the hard part of the job starts. So far the member states have co-operated very well, and she hopes the Chancellor said that “and in the future to preserve this unity”. It does not take any illusions that once the national economic interests in the report to Great Britain emerge, unity can be threatened. EU diplomats since before the meeting said that this is the last lighter “sam of” regarding Brexit.

Even the French president stressed how important it is to co-operate. The EU in talks. He pointed out, that he believes, that the method so far is worth it: The talks will be held with stages of visit and deadlines. It's possible to protect the rules of co-ordination”, Emmanuel Macron said. One goal that has top priority, even for the German Chancellor, the internal market and freedom related to it must be protected without any restrictions, the Merkel said. Even the president of the Commission EU Jean-Claude Juncker drawing attention, to the international divorce talks over the years Brexit will be “most difficult”.

In Brussels at the end of the year summit following a partial success over the Brex issue of weeks past there was no relief whatsoever. During 2018 Brexit will offer much more than the conflict that until today. / DW