title: EU parliament's Brexit negotiator - 'Not so pessimistic' about reaching deal
text: BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain must quickly solve major issues in Brexit negotiations such as finances and citizens  rights but there is a good chance a deal can be reached, European Parliament negotiator Guy Verhofstadt was quoted as saying.  It s our goal to conclude the talks with an agreement. And I m actually not so pessimistic about that,  Verhofstadt told Handelsblatt newspaper in an interview published on Thursday.   