Tight Brexit timeline making Germans jittery
Officials in Germany say tough stance on Article 50 must change
Berlin
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel and fellow European leaders are pressing the new British government to trigger divorce proceedings with the European Union as soon as possible.
But behind the scenes, senior German officials (who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue) say they fear a swift move by London to invoke Article 50 of the EU treaty risks creating an impossibly short window for negotiating Britain's departure.
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