100 Days - 14
Day 14
The State of Play
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| © Susanne Palzer, 2019 |
17 October 2019
It is the first day of the European Council summit: "Leaders will meet in EU27 format to discuss Brexit. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier will inform them about the state of play following intensified negotiations with the UK over the last few days." ...
Jean-Claude Juncker announces a "fair and balanced agreement" has been reached between the EU and the UK and asks the Council to endorse it. Announcing the deal later in the day at the summit Donald Tusk speaks with sadness in his heart and says "our door will always be open" if the UK decides to return to the EU at a later date.
US President Trump comments on the situation in Syria: "It's a lot of sand. They've got a lot of sand over there so there's a lot of sand they can play with."
Jean-Claude Juncker announces a "fair and balanced agreement" has been reached between the EU and the UK and asks the Council to endorse it. Announcing the deal later in the day at the summit Donald Tusk speaks with sadness in his heart and says "our door will always be open" if the UK decides to return to the EU at a later date.
US President Trump comments on the situation in Syria: "It's a lot of sand. They've got a lot of sand over there so there's a lot of sand they can play with."