EU’s Barnier: No intentions of holding up Brexit process

European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier crossed the wires in the last hour, with key quotes, via LiveSquawk, found below:

• Progress in Brexit talks ‘not there at this point’
• New dynamic since UK pm may’s speech in Florence
• Important that past issues have been sorted out first
• No intentions of holding up Brexit process
• EU stands ready to ‘speed up’ Brexit talks