michele dunne the the chief negotiator the man who in brussels represents the interests of the twenty seven member states at the negotiating table at least i would say there is good progress in the field of citizen rights he knows of course as well as does all the twenty's other twenty seven leaders that the big question still is the rights that have been agreed in these negotiating talks how will they be guaranteed once the jurisdiction of the european court of justice seizes to exist in the in the u.k. with brax it as though that is still a question why even in this field there isn't sufficient progress these who also knows of course that with theresa may who just sent a letter to one hundred thousand e.u. citizens who inquired about their status ensuring that they will be able to stay the e.u. knows of course she has a vested interest that a workforce of more than three million people stays in the country that's recently she is on a bit of a charm offensive you mentioned this letter writing campaign she did she was also in brussels earlier this week trying to soften up her negotiat

at least michele dunne year the chief negotiator who represents the interests of the twenty seven member states here in the e.u. has said that it's made some good progress on the issue of citizen rights so yes i would say that fairly well matches the division that david davis his counterpart from the u.k. has on the issue of of citizens' rights they're not far away and it's only a question of legal guarantees that is still in the room and that hinders the e.u. to say yes in this point we see sufficient progress the main stumbling blocks remain. in northern ireland and of course the bracks bill and tourism a would have to rife with a big check if she would really want to achieve a breakthrough on the summit and the reason they will address and their leaders at a working dinner tonight the she wants mutual dialogue on the u.k.'s future relationship with the e.u. to begin as soon as possible is this expectation realistic. i'm regis she has a full fifteen minutes over this dinner to convince leaders of something that she was unable to convince them off in the in the in the past in her speech