Michel Barnier, responding to MEPs, thanked the Parliament and the Presidents of the European Council and European Commission, for putting trust in him as lead Brexit negotiator for the EU.

Promising transparency, Barnier promised to be available to MEPs, and to hold discussions with the European Parliament and other institutions before each round of Brexit negotiations.

"Our aim is to achieve an agreement; I certainly don't intend to have no agreement, no deal or a bad deal," assured the chief negotiator.

He also insisted that he saw no reason to punish the UK for its choice to leave the EU, but that the phased approach was intended to help solve urgent problems, removing uncertainty as quickly as possible.

"We want to conclude a deal with the UK, not against the UK," he stressed, before adding: "I would very much appreciate if on the side of the UK you could have the same spirit, to reach a deal with the EU, not against the EU."

A set of negotiating directives, proposed by Michel Barnier and based on the adopted guidelines, are expected to be adopted by the European Council on May 22. European leaders have agreed that Brexit negotiations should begin as quickly as possible following British general elections on June 8.

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