EU’s Juncker tells UK ‘we are ready’ to start Brexit talks / EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK’s negotiating stance

Features looking at the implications of the results of the United Kingdom general election held on the 8 June 2017 on the Brexit negotiations - it had been expected that the formal negotiations for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union would start on the 19 June 2017.

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EurActiv, 09.06.17: EU fears Brexit delay, uncertainty after May loses majority http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/eu-fears-brexit-delay-uncertainty-after-may-loses-majority/

ESO: Key source: United Kingdom: Parliamentary Election, 8 June 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/united-kingdom-general-election-2017/

ESO: Background information: Election 2017: A mandate for Brexit? http://www.europeansources.info/record/election-2017-a-mandate-for-brexit/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

EUObserver, 09.06.17: UK election puts Brexit talks in doubt https://euobserver.com/elections/138173

EurActiv, 09.06.17: EU uproar growing following UK vote http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/eu-uproar-growing-following-uk-vote/

BBC News, 09.06.17: UK election result: How the world reacted http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40215432

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 09.06.17: UK Election Result May Lead to a More Democratic and Accountable Brexit https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/uk-election-result-may-lead-more-democratic-and-accountable-brexit

The Conversation, 09.06.17: How Theresa May’s election disaster looks from continental Europe http://theconversation.com/how-theresa-mays-election-disaster-looks-from-continental-europe-78884

ECFR: Commentary, 09.06.17: Winners and losers in the UK election http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_winners_and_losers_in_the_uk_election_7295

Spiegel Online International, 09.06.17: The Tin Lady: May's Catastrophic Result Clouds UK's Future http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-election-results-make-brexit-talks-more-difficult-a-1151400.html

Blog: Open Europe, 09.06.17: UK General Election – Europe reacts http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/uk-general-election-europe-reacts/

Blog: Institute for Government, 09.06.17: What does the election result mean for Brexit? https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/what-does-election-result-mean-brexit

Blog: Institute for Government, 09.06.17: A Conservative and (Democratic) Unionist Brexit https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/conservative-and-democratic-unionist-brexit

BBC News, 10.06.17: Merkel says EU is 'ready to start Brexit negotiations' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40231314

The Guardian, 09.06.17: Brexit: five possible scenarios for UK after shock election result https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/brexit-five-possible-scenarios-for-uk-after-shock-election-result

The New York Times, 09.06.17: The British Election That Somehow Made Brexit Even Harder https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/world/europe/uk-theresa-may-minority-government.html

Blog: Ideas on Europe: Politics at Surrey, 08.06.17: The Brexit non-issue http://politicsatsurrey.ideasoneurope.eu/2017/06/08/brexit-non-issue/

The Guardian, 11.06.17: EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK's negotiating stance https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/11/eu-threatens-year-long-delay-in-brexit-talks-over-uks-negotiating-stance

The Guardian, 11.06.17: [Opinion]: May wanted a mandate for a hard Brexit. Now Europe expects a softer tone (Charles Grant) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/10/may-mandate-hard-brexit-europe-expects-soft

Politico, 12.06.17: Brussels doubts Theresa May can stick to Brexit timetable http://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-doubts-theresa-may-can-stick-to-brexit-timetable/

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