European Parliament has just had an update on #Brexit from @danutahuebner who chairs the @EPInstitutional committee and is on the Brexit Steering Group (1)
▶️no idea when Brexit deal will arrive at European Parliament
▶️last point that Parliament can vote is first plenary session in March 19 because the second session would be too late
▶️negotiations have intensified but she hopes this isn't "a trick" (2)
▶️last point that Parliament can vote is first plenary session in March 19 because the second session would be too late
▶️negotiations have intensified but she hopes this isn't "a trick" (2)
▶️She had a meeting with @ukineu Sir Tim Barrow about the endgame
▶️political declaration on future relationship will not be legal text or legally binding
▶️views shifting towards political declaration being general because not enough time to negotiate the detail (3)
▶️political declaration on future relationship will not be legal text or legally binding
▶️views shifting towards political declaration being general because not enough time to negotiate the detail (3)
▶️.@MichelBarnier opened up the opportunity to make the N Ireland backstop more political palatable but nothing has happened
▶️she doesn't think much will happen at informal leaders meeting in Salzburg, it's about October #EUCO (4)
▶️she doesn't think much will happen at informal leaders meeting in Salzburg, it's about October #EUCO (4)
▶️she raised the prospect of EU leaders revising their guidelines at the October summit but said she was just speculating
▶️doubts that EU will be prepared to renegotiate if UK Parliament rejects the deal in the "meaningful vote" but again that was her guess (ENDS)
▶️doubts that EU will be prepared to renegotiate if UK Parliament rejects the deal in the "meaningful vote" but again that was her guess (ENDS)
