Britain must commit to paying what it owes the European Union to start negotiations for a future relationship with the Union after Brexit, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
"The British are, as we do, discovering new problems every day. This is why this process will last longer than we originally thought, "Juncker said in a speech to students in his hometown, Luxembourg.
"We can not find for the time being a real compromise on the remaining financial obligations of the United Kingdom. Since we can not do this, we will not be able to say at the October European Council, we can now move on to the second phase of the negotiations, "Juncker said.
"They have to pay, they have to pay, it's not impossible. I have no revenge. I do not hate the British. "
The EU has said in Britain that the conclusions of the summit to be held next week will record that there has been little progress in the talks in order for Brussels to start negotiations on a future trade agreement. London hoped and pressed for this to happen at the summit.
The President of the European Commission also said that he did not want Catalonia to become independent, as it would encourage other regions to do the same, and EU governance would become very complex.
"If we allow Catalonia - and it is not at all our work - to break away, others will do the same. I do not want this, "said Jean-Claude Juncker in the same speech at the University of Luxembourg.
He said he "is very worried about the secessionist tendencies in Europe and urged Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rahoy to make sure that the situation is under control.
Referring to the Catalan calls for EU mediation, he said that the Commission can not mediate once only one side has called for its mediation. The EU has said that it has confidence in Rahoi to resolve an internal issue, as he described it.
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