Little clarity on who pays for EU once UK is gone

EU leaders struggle with threat to Europe’s budget, writes John Whelan.

EU leaders at the summit in Malta to discuss the future of the Union were quick to attack the Trump administration, but held back on the more pressing issue of how to balance the books after the UK exits.

The summit, held at the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta, was the British prime minister’s first encounter with the other EU leaders since a meeting in Bratislava in December where she was somewhat isolated.