Szydło talks Brexit with May

Polish and British PMs, Beata Szydło and Theresa May, had a phone conversation on Wednesday to discuss the Brexit negotiations. “Both prime ministers agreed in the course of the conversation that this negotiation process should be efficient and smooth, and should take place in a manner that will minimize the potential negative effects of Brexit,” Rafał Bochenek, the government's spokesman said. According to Bochenek, two issues will be the most important in the upcoming talks, rights of EU citizens living in the UK, which include one million Poles, and the fulfillment of obligations towards the EU budget. Both sides agreed that the negotiations should be carried smoothly. “Poland is not a side in the process, however, as an EU member state would like to partake in the negotiation process,” Bochenek said. On Wednesday the UK triggered Article 50, effectively beginning the two-year Brexit process.