Senior EU official: Barnier will brief EU-27 leaders
"Maybe we will have a deal & maybe not.
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"Maybe we will have a deal & maybe not.
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Official: "Maybe we will have a deal and maybe not. But one thing is clear; if we are to have a deal it will be a legally operational solution preventing a hard border on Island of Ireland, protect good friday agreement, all Ireland economy and integrity of the Single Market.
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"If those principles not respected, there will not be any deal."
Ambassadors reassured by Barnier last night that things are on track and those principles will be respected.
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Ambassadors reassured by Barnier last night that things are on track and those principles will be respected.
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Senior EU Official: "At a certain moment if there is no legal text I think someone will say this is an international treaty and I want my experts to look at it...This is an ancient tradition and i am not willing to change it"
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If no deal the #EUCO EUCO will consider options, says senior EU official
"Even if a deal is struck in coming days, the ratification of the deal before the end of October may not be possible. "
EU Parl president to set out poss times for European Parliament to ratify deal
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"Even if a deal is struck in coming days, the ratification of the deal before the end of October may not be possible. "
EU Parl president to set out poss times for European Parliament to ratify deal
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If there is a deal, EU officials will set to work translating it into 23 languages immediately.
Noise from EU Parl is that ratification of deal can happen before Halloween, "if there is a deal today".
"So far, patience... #zen ", Senior EU official adds.
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Noise from EU Parl is that ratification of deal can happen before Halloween, "if there is a deal today".
"So far, patience... #zen ", Senior EU official adds.
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"But a lot of things can also happen in London on Saturday," senior official adds, pointing to Brussels anxiety that the House of Commons will block any deal agreed.
