"Don't expect miracles. But do know - everyone wants this to work."

In London on Monday, the EU and the UK held their first bilateral summit since Brexit. Symbolically, it was an important moment.

Like the individuals I just quoted, the officials and analysts I spoke to in the record quickly pointed out the difficulties that existed between the two sides.

But everyone acknowledges that the bilateral bitterness caused by Brexit is no longer there. It is obscured by the gravity of global events.

Worries about wars in Russia and China, Ukraine, the shock of the United States under Donald Trump no longer prioritizes European defenses, coupled with a growing sense of voter insecurity is pushing both powers to work together more closely.

“In the current international context, it wouldn’t be a good look if you don’t do that,” said Anand Menon, director of the European Transformational European Think Tank.

Most European countries are aware, he added: "Even the French."

France plays harder balls than most EU countries in the pre-celebration negotiations.

This is a coincidence, as negotiations boarded the wires ahead of Monday's summit, and Britain announced that the French president had been invited to his first state visit?

King Charles and Queen Camilla will be held in July at Windsor Palace by Emmanuel Macron and his wife. Is Britain trying to cheer for the French leader?

“It would be interesting to see if they can agree to the common language (out of the summit agreement),” said Georgina Wright, a European policy expert at the Montaigne Institute.

"Everyone in the EU wants to build a closer relationship with the UK, and France doesn't want to be seen as a country that blocks the close cooperation of the UK EU. But that doesn't mean Paris is willing to give up its core interests."

Benefits such as the rights to fish in the UK and bidding for EU defense contracts.

I was told that negotiations - or more accurately - the bargaining will continue until the last minute.

In the day itself, we can expect three separate announcements:

• A shared declaration aimed at addressing the worrying geopolitical situation and highlights the UK EU's shared foreign policy priorities - such as supporting Ukraine, maintaining pressure on Russia, and ending civilian suffering in Gaza
• EU Security and Defense Agreement
• A set of measures to eliminate some trade barriers between the EU and the UK due to Brexit

These trade measures are a "reset" of relations with the EU, with British Prime Minister Sir Kyle Starmer pledging to have promised since winning the election last summer.

However, they are far from the UK's economic gamechanger. There is almost no ambitious as you say.

If the Labor government maintains its own "red line" and does not rejoin the group's customs alliance or single market, it is impossible to destroy all trade barriers with the EU.

While priority is expected to be given to UK economic growth and polls suggest that most British people want more trade with the EU, the labor force will be plagued by the increasingly popular European Feeling Reform Party.

It has performed well in recent local elections in the UK.

While some (quietly) admit that the tariff union with the EU has tempted them to promote growth, no economic benefit may be obvious until the next British election.

Party members fear that they could be punished in the allegations that the government would have sold out Brexit in the allegations that the opposition conservatives had accusations and reforms.

Mr Menon said these concerns made the Starmer government "more cautious and bolder".

The UK is taking a sector-by-sector approach to trying to reduce expensive trade barriers to the EU.

Many EU negotiations have reached a factory and animal health agreement called the SPS agreement.

This will promote exports and imports of meat and plant products between the EU and the UK and help reduce post-Brexit trade complications between Northern Ireland and the UK.

In exchange, the EU insists that the UK must agree to follow any new SPS rules introduced in the future and accept the role of the European Court of Justice in maintaining the agreement.

These conditions may be unpopular among enthusiastic Brexit supporters.

They may also support it in Washington and allow the UK to conduct a wider future agricultural transaction with the United States, as the UK will be linked to strict EU standards.

But the Labor government knows public opinion polls show that most people in the UK prioritize trade with the EU over the United States.

Currently, the EU accounts for 41% of UK exports; the US is 21%.

The UK government may insist that the SPS agreement is good for the UK economy. Although animals and plants imports and imports are actually a small part of total GDP.

In fact, “growing up here is a little red herring,” Mr Menon said.

On the EU side, the French took a tough stance on these talks with support from other fishing countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark - refusing to sign the contract unless the UK agrees to the EU's long-term rights to fish in British waters.

The current post-Brexit fishing agreement will expire next year.

The reset we will hear at Monday's summit will also include the "mobility" section.

Starmer will require the EU to recognize UK professional qualifications to encourage cross-border operations.

Visa restrictions for British musicians travel and perform in the EU will also be reduced.

In exchange, the EU and Germany are most enthusiastic about developing youth mobility plans that enable young EU citizens to travel, study, and even work in the UK.

The UK has similar plans with Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan. But this is tricky.

Reducing immigration numbers is the top priority of the Labor government.

This is a hot issue, and the UK Home Office will seek to strengthen conditions and limit EU figures.

Negotiations are underway, but according to EU sources, the program already has a name: Yes or Youth Experience Program.

Some areas of negotiation are more advanced than others. This will be reflected in Monday's announcement.

Discussions will also be held on plans to address illegal immigration, collaborate with carbon border taxes and simplify energy transactions between the EU and the UK.

Reducing EU trade barriers to chemical and pharmaceutical products is also the UK's ambition, and accessing EU databases such as the Schengen Information System can also better track criminals.

But at least so far, the EU said no to that. If there are exceptions to the UK, other non-EU countries will also require this.

Of course, fighting cross-border crime is in the interests of both parties. The UK believes that the current situation of the world requires Brussels to think more flexibly.

The same is true of the case when the EU defends and security deal with Monday.

The EU and the UK have worked closely together on Russia's sanctions and defense of Ukraine. The agreement is not a legally binding document, so you might ask how complicated these conversations are?

The answer is very complicated.

The UK hopes to allow its defence companies to bid for contracts under the EU's new armed plan, Security Operations (European Security Operations).

"The UK has been granted the right to obtain such deals due to leadership," said Sophia Gaston, a defence expert.

“Britain is a serious player in traditional defensive capabilities, such as production of ammunition, as well as cutting-edge defensive innovations where new growth and energy lie.

“If Britain has access to the emerging EU defense program, it could lead to mass and pace. (The Ukrainian War) shows that both are needed.”

But Ms Gaston admitted that it was a "chaotic" process for British companies to get approval from Brussels.

Brussels voiced its new driver as the "Re-Arm eu" but is still in progress, inspired by rapidly changing geopolitics, including fears that the United States will at least withdraw its important security support for Europe since at least World War II, relying on Europe since World War II.

For example, the UK can “play” part of the EU strategy because it has already left the EU’s research and innovation programme.

A deal with the UK in this defence industry context would be completely new and customized. It is becoming political.

Signing a security deed on Monday is only one step in the process.

France hopes to severely restrict non-EU companies bidding for group defense contracts, including UK, but Canadian and US companies.

If the EU spends its taxpayer’s money on defense, it believes it should be spent with EU companies to help boost EU economies.

Paris also said that in this rapidly changing world of alliances and loyalty, the EU should be self-reliant rather than relying on suppliers outside the group.

Skeptics suspect France has a complex defense industry and he wants to provide himself with lucrative EU contracts.

However, it seems that the arguments within the EU are being lost, Nordic, Barr's Church Awards, Poland, Italy and the Netherlands prefer openness to defense contracts, especially in the EU's largest economic force, Germany, advocates the UK.

"Germany and France have very different attitudes towards Britain," said German economist Armin Steinbach.

Mr Steinbach said Germany will always put relations with the EU heavyweight France and Poland first.

But he believes that the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will help Britain engage in defence and economic negotiations with the EU, and he believes that "a unified Europe is an absolute priority in the current geopolitical environment".

Maybe a priority, but it's still a very difficult task because it's all about compromise.

Political leaders will justify the increase in defense spending by insisting on their own personal security and national economic interests to voters and increase revenues from the domestic defense industry.

But achieving a pan-European industrial foundation – built on efficient, avoiding duplication and replacing most of the U.S. capabilities that the continent relies on today – would mean that some European countries have won more defense contracts than others.

This also means that some countries have closed their businesses and instead support other parts of the African continent.

It's a tough sell for political leaders facing voters.

As with another major trade-off: a substantial increase in defense spending will mean governments spend less money on public services.

The challenge in Europe is breathtaking. By contrast, Monday's symbolic EU-UK summit seemed like walking in a park.