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12 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
New: Ireland is due to receive over €1 billion from the EU’s Brexit fund.

The announcement was made in a statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney.
The proposed allocation wd represent one quarter of the initial tranche of €4 billion. The total amount agreed by EU leaders is over €5 billion
Coveney said: “I’m pleased to announce that a proposal has been made tonight on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. The BAR is valued at €5.4 billion (€4.2 billion in 2021 & €1.1 billion in 2024)
“Ireland’s initial proposed allocation for 2021 is €1.051 billion or 25% of the fund.

I hope the European Parliament and Council will now approve as we continue to work through Brexit.”

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Where are we at as of 1450 CET?

Talks continuing, could go on for a while longer. One informed source is suggesting that because the fish deal was agreed at the high political level (btn @vonderleyen and @BorisJohnson) it was left to officials to translate it into real numbers
2/ Some reflections from an EU diplomat briefed on the rest of the deal, which appears to be in place:
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2/ The source said the Commission president was in touch with EU leaders.
3/ “There’s a very strong push to get it done before Christmas. The idea that everyone comes back again on Sunday or Monday to start again… that will happen if necessary but there does seem to be a strong push to get it done before Christmas,” the diplomat said.
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After Michel Barnier's briefing of EU ambassadors this afternoon, here's where things stand:
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