Davis, who unlike May has long campaigned to leave the EU, will meet chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier, a former French minister, at the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters at 11 a.m.
Reflecting on Britain's longtime European Union membership, Davis says that "there is more that unites us than divides us" despite the June 23, 2016 referendum in which Britain made a decision to break away from the 27 other member nations.
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"It is at testing times like these that we are reminded of the values and resolve that we share with our closest allies in Europe", said Davis.
"An overly blinkered approach focused on simply cutting immigration to tens of thousands and focusing only on high skilled employees could leave employers high and dry, especially those who rely on European Union migrants to fill low-skilled jobs", Davies said.
The most important opportunity to develop some personal chemistry between Barnier and Davis is likely to come during a 15-minute one-on-one meeting around noon, before they are joined by a couple of officials each for a private lunch.
Parliament normally sits for one year, but officials said late Saturday night more time will be needed.
Merkel said Monday: "I think it is premature to speculate on the first day of the negotiations how they will end".
Barnier and Davis will scope out a timetable for the negotiations during a 90-minute session, before taking an early working lunch.
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Threats by Britain to walk away without a deal have also anxious European capitals.
He said that the Conservatives" policies were "proposals that we will now have to look at again in the light of the general election result'.
Without a parliamentary majority to support her controversial Brexit strategy, May's three main aims of leaving the single market, creating a new trade deal to replace customs union membership and withdrawing from the European Court of Justice are in danger.
Davis and Barnier have one key issue over the first weeks of talks: building trust after months of haggling over leaks and figures over the final bill that Britain would have to pay for leaving. Raise our eyes to the horizon. Think about the new partnership. The Irish issue, long described as a priority for both, will be treated somewhat differently; avoiding a "hard border" will necessarily have to take account of how the rest of EU-UK trade will work.
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz says: "If we don't succeed both sides will lose". Davis's agreement to Monday's agenda has led some European Union officials to believe that May's government may at last coming around to Brussels' view of how the negotiations should be run.
"I am glad that we are sticking to the negotiating timetable, which is already quite tight", Verhofstadt said.
"And while there is a long road ahead, our destination is clear - a deep and special partnership between the United Kingdom and the EU".
With May still hammering out the details of a post-election deal to stay in power with the support of a small Northern Irish party, there are fears of a disorderly exit that would weaken the West, imperil Britain's $2.5 trillion economy and undermine London's position as the only financial center to rival NY.
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