Complex array of EU demands faces UK in Brexit negotiations

Berlin

BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May faces a daunting array of demands from European Union nations when the time comes to negotiate Britain's future relationship with the bloc, an analysis of the region's 27 other members shows.

The survey, based on responses from ministries, public comments from government officials and interviews with policymakers, reveals that European leaders are laying down their own red lines as Mrs May's team weighs what it wants to seek in the Brexit talks.

The result is a complex patchwork of priorities - from fishing to shipping, an insistence on freedom of movement to the sov…