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Ireland: right Brexit deal is 'not yet close'
By EUobserver
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Friday that negotiations are still far from a deal that could resolve the Irish backstop, since there is a "wide gap" between the UK and the EU, and Brussels is "still waiting for serious proposals" from London, according to the BBC. "I think we need to be honest with people and say that we're not close to that deal right now," said Coveney.