But, he added: "The suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work." Prime Minister Theresa May 's Chequers plan will not work , and time is running out to make a deal , warned the president of the European Council , Donald Tusk , at the end of the EU 's Salzburg summit . May has stated that the Chequers plan is the only way forward that would not result in an no - deal Brexit , while Tusk has said that the plan would undermine the EU 's single market . With the UK withdrawal from the EU scheduled for 29 March 2019 , May has said that , if progress is made before October , a further summit can be held in November .
Prime Minister Theresa May 's Chequers plan will not work , and time is running out to make a deal , warned the president of the European Council , Donald Tusk , at the end of the EU 's Salzburg summit . May has stated that the Chequers plan is the only way forward that would not result in an no - deal Brexit , while Tusk has said that the plan would undermine the EU 's single market . With the UK withdrawal from the EU scheduled for 29 March 2019 , May has said that , if progress is made before October , a further summit can be held in November .