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EU, UK fail to resolve border row as Brexit deadline looms

SALZBURG:Britain and its European Union partners failed on Thursday to secure a breakthrough in Brexit talks, largely because of seemingly intractable divisions over the best way to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and how to deal with future trade.

EU, UK fail to resolve border row as Brexit deadline looms

Nigel Farage poses for pictures as he launches ‘Leave Means Leave’ campaign against PM’s Chequers Brexit plan, in London. Reuters



Salzburg, September 20 

Britain and its European Union partners failed on Thursday to secure a breakthrough in Brexit talks, largely because of seemingly intractable divisions over the best way to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and how to deal with future trade.

With Britain’s departure from the EU looming - March 29, 2019 - there are growing concerns that a deal on the post-Brexit relationship may not be cobbled together in time to ensure a smooth and orderly British exit.

Despite reports of a friendly spirit at the meeting, the fundamental differences remained, said EU Council President Donald Tusk after chairing a summit in Salzburg, Austria.

All leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, are desperate to solve the biggest Brexit riddle - how to keep goods moving freely between Northern Ireland in the UK and EU member state Ireland. “We need to compromise on both sides,” said Tusk, highlighting the importance of the October 18-19 summit in Brussels. 

He wants a major breakthrough there, but also said a special Brexit summit could still be set up in mid-November.

If an agreement is to be sealed by March 29, May and her EU partners must find an acceptable answer in coming weeks so parliaments have enough time to ratify the agreement. They’ve spent two days in Salzburg trying to do just that, but with no clear solution in sight, the sides have tried to ramp up pressure on each other. — PTI

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