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Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney and EU negotiator Michel Barnier at the EU affairs meeting on the UK's Brexit white paper (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU wants answers to de-dramatise Brexit talks

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier hit a conciliatory tone when reacting to the latest UK proposals on Friday (20 July) - which nevertheless the EU consider insufficient for a breakthrough, as the risk of a 'no-deal' increases.

Barnier again warned, however, that without an agreement on the Irish border there will be no Brexit divorce agreement and no transition period.

But he did open the way for alternative solutions other than the so-called 'backstop' put forward by the...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney and EU negotiator Michel Barnier at the EU affairs meeting on the UK's Brexit white paper (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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