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Commission: Today's package includes 14 measures in a limited number of areas where a "no-deal" scenario would create major disruption for citizens and businesses in the EU27. These areas include financial services, air transport, customs, and climate policy, amongst others.
“These measures will not – and cannot – mitigate the overall impact of a "no-deal" scenario, nor do they in any way compensate for the lack of stakeholder preparedness or replicate the full benefits of EU membership or the terms of any transition period, as provided for in the WA
“They are limited to specific areas where it is absolutely necessary to protect the vital interests of the EU and where preparedness measures on their own are not sufficient”
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Tony Connelly
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Speaking in Brussels @simoncoveney says the Withdrawal Agreement is not up for renegotiation, and he dismissed the call by the Polish foreign minister for a five year limit on the backstop as not reflecting the EU position.
Coveney said: “We have spent 18 months or so in a difficult negotiation that resulted in a Withdrawal Agreement and all of the detail that was part of that. It’s been made very clear repeatedly that the Withdrawal Agreement is not up for renegotiation.”
He said Polish FM Jacek Czaputowicz had made a similar suggestion in Dublin in December, when he was en route from London, but back then Mr Coveney said a backstop with a time limit was not a backstop.
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Tony Connelly
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Breaking: the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier tells @rtenews the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Irish backstop, is “the best deal possible” for the UK in the Brexit negotiations.
Full interview will be available shortly on @RTENewsNow and @rtenews online rte.ie/news
Mr Barnier dismissed reports of a bilateral arrangement between the UK and Ireland, saying the EU negotiated as "one team." He said the focus was now on the future relationship and the Political Declaration which sketches that relationship.
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Tony Connelly
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Statement from a spokesman for @eucopresident Donald Tusk:
“We regret the outcome of the vote, and urge the UK Government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible.
The EU27 will remain united and responsible as we have been throughout the entire process and will seek to reduce the damage caused by Brexit.
We will continue our preparations for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario. The risk of a disorderly exit has increased with this vote and, while we do not want this to happen, we will be prepared for it.
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1/ Imagine that as soon as the referendum result the EU announced that it was looking forward to the end of free movement of UK citizens in the EU
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I am becoming more sure as every twist of the #Brexit knife happens, that the same mindset that was behind Hitler's policies in Nazi Germany are being subtly or will be openly enacted here upon a #nodealbrexit
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Daniel Keohane
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Seems a very generous interpretation @fiachkelly, there will be no backstop if there is no deal & a WTO rules scenario?

“backstop commits both the EU and United Kingdom to ensuring there is no hard border in Ireland even in the event of a no-deal Brexit”
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