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Irish foreign min @simoncoveney says following Barnier briefing that there has been "progress, but it's slow.

"Negotiators will need to make significant progress today if there is to be a deal that MB can report on tomorrow to EU capital in advance of the leaders’ summit."
@simoncoveney Coveney quotes Barnier as saying a deal is "difficult but possible". Also Coveney says there will be no negotiation of text at the summit. "The EU is very, very clear on that, if there’s going to be a deal at this summit then the TF and UK team have to finalise the text
"Today is a key day in terms of being able to do that in time."
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