After years of slagging off Europe, yesterday Theresa May tried a belated charm offensive as she gave her big speech on Brexit.

But the European press aren’t having it.

If there was any lingering thought the EU may be receptive to the UK’s bid for Brexit, newspapers across the continent suggest otherwise.

GERMANY

That's German for "I want, I want, I want". Usually used for screaming small children who want sweets or something. https://t.co/3FdpSiHSSI — Dr Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 17, 2017

A German message to the Tories: "An expression of British cluelessness." Shoot yourself in the foot if you want to. pic.twitter.com/788TuBJ1YE — Michael Gray (@GrayInGlasgow) January 17, 2017

SPAIN

El Pais newspaper calls it an “extremist Brexit”:

To profess a lukewarm and shameful Europeanism when she was David Cameron’s Minister of the Interior, she went on to support a shameful xenophobic nationalism.

Spain's Cinco Días headlines Theresa May now wants a "hostile Brexit", not just a "hard" one, after her new speech on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/lXYLjGeQNs — The Spain Report (@thespainreport) January 17, 2017

ABC Newspaper:

May threatens the EU with a commercial war.

ITALY

La Repubblica:

Brexit, London gets its wall, ‘away from the EU and the common market’

FRANCE

The French newspapers have largely focused on Trump, but the newspaper La Croix argues that Theresa May has aligned herself with Donald Trump.

Le Monde says the same – that Trump is supporting May by backing Brexit (via Andrew Sparrow)

ESTONIA

@sunny_hundal Was an online headline. Today's print edition says "May steers Brits to a hard Brexit" pic.twitter.com/K5MxwyzgXV — Tarmo Tanilsoo (@es5nhc) January 18, 2017

EU lead negotiator

Threatening to turn the UK into a deregulated tax heaven will not only hurt British people—it is a counterproductive negotiating tactic — Guy Verhofstadt (@GuyVerhofstadt) January 17, 2017

If anyone thinks these negotiations will be quick, and favourable, they are deluding themselves