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BERLIN Germany believes a lot has already been achieved in Brexit negotiations and Berlin is upbeat about the prospects of making further progress in the talks, a German government official said on Wednesday. EU leaders will discuss Brexit at a summit on Thursday and Friday, when they will deliver a verdict on progress made in the talks so far. EU negotiators want"sufficient progress" to justify opening trade negotiations with Britain."At the moment, the assessment is it is not 'sufficient'," the German official said, but stressed that not all issues affecting the withdrawal of Britain in March 2019 needed to be fully resolved before discussing the future relationship."It is not the case that nothing has happened since the beginning of the negotiations," the official added. (AFP)
