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Ireland's former ambassador to EU @BobbyMcDonagh1 reacts to Boris Johnson letter to Tusk
"The tone is in some respects an improvement but there is essentially nothing new on substance
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"The tone is in some respects an improvement but there is essentially nothing new on substance
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"It essentially rejects EU’s consistent position on Good Friday Agreement and the compromise it painstakingly negotiated with UK
The EU takes an entirely different view including on delicate balances of GFA and on democratic nature of backstop
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The EU takes an entirely different view including on delicate balances of GFA and on democratic nature of backstop
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"The letter doesn’t suggest any room for compromise on a point of fundamental principle so I expect the EU response will be quite straightforward"
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