European Union ( EU ) Council president , Donald Tusk , met German chancellor Angela Merkel today to discuss plans for the Brexit summit next week in Bratislava . EU Council president Donald Tusk is meeting chancellor Angela Merkel at a castle retreat in Germany on Thursday (18 August) as part of preparations for the Brexit summit in Bratislava. There , they will discuss the UK ’s future relationship with the EU . Although Germany has announced this week that it is willing to give the UK a ‘ ’ special " ’ ’ , the wider EU believes that access to its single market will only be available if free movement is maintained .
European Union ( EU ) Council president , Donald Tusk , met German chancellor Angela Merkel today to discuss plans for the Brexit summit next week in Bratislava . There , they will discuss the UK ’s future relationship with the EU . Although Germany has announced this week that it is willing to give the UK a ‘ ’ special " ’ ’ , the wider EU believes that access to its single market will only be available if free movement is maintained .