{"id":135132,"date":"2019-10-20T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/uk-and-eu-on-verge-of-brexit-deal\/"},"modified":"2019-10-20T07:50:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T07:50:02","slug":"uk-and-eu-on-verge-of-brexit-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/uk-and-eu-on-verge-of-brexit-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"UK and EU on verge of Brexit deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Negotiators virtually clinched a Brexit deal Wednesday night \u2014 with just a dispute over value-added tax standing in the way.<\/p>\n

All of the other thorniest disputes in the divorce decree had been ironed out, according to five EU diplomats, including highly sensitive provisions for managing the Ireland-Northern Ireland border that had long been the main obstacle to an agreement.<\/p>\n

Word that negotiators had nearly reached a deal came after an intense day of negotiations on the eve of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, billed as a last chance for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to push through a deal before the deadline of October 31 for pulling the U.K. out of the EU.<\/p>\n

However, clinching an accord among negotiators has never been the toughest hurdle in the Brexit process \u2014 and clear political obstacles remain. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally had not yet signed off on the negotiators work, diplomats said.<\/p>\n

Johnson told his Cabinet earlier in the afternoon<\/a> that there was \u201ca chance of securing a good deal,\u201d his spokesman said, but there are still \u201ca number of outstanding issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.K. government is struggling to win over the support of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party<\/a> after a series of meetings in Downing Street. Without the DUP it looks very difficult for Johnson to push a deal through the House of Commons, in part because he lacks a majority and also because DUP support could unlock another key faction<\/a>, Tory Brexiteers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs things stand, we could not support what is being suggested on customs and consent issues and there is a lack of clarity on VAT,\u201d DUP leader Arlene Foster and deputy leader Nigel Dodds said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

EU leaders twice delayed a meeting of EU27 ambassadors Wednesday originally scheduled for 2 p.m. The blocs chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, eventually briefed them on the state of negotiations after 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a provisional agreement on all points but not on VAT,\u201d a senior official said after the briefing. A second diplomat confirmed that \u201calmost all open points have been agreed on at negotiator level exception for the VAT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The outstanding issue on VAT stemmed from a demand by the British side to impose its own levy regime in Northern Ireland \u2014 as part of a complex customs arrangement that would kick in after December 30, 2020 at the end of an envisioned transition period \u2014 provided the two sides have yet to agree a broader free trade deal.<\/p>\n

\nNegotiations are still continuing and diplomats said they did not expect the talks to collapse over of the VAT issue \u2014 for the EU, however, it is a red line.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While accepting a customs border down the Irish Sea, the proposed deal would keep Northern Ireland within the U.K.s customs remit when it comes to trade, diplomats say.<\/p>\n

London \u201cwants Northern Ireland to have a separate VAT regime from that of the rest of the EU despite being in the [EU] Customs Union,\u201d a senior diplomat said.<\/p>\n

Negotiations are still continuing and diplomats said they did not expect the talks to collapse over of the VAT issue. For the EU, however, it is a red line.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dont think it will collapse because of it,\u201d another diplomat said, \u201cbut we remain cautious.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the EU side at least, the controversial issue of democratic consent for the deal in Northern Ireland appeared to have been resolves, although it was unclear how.<\/p>\n

In addition to securing final agreements on the U.K. side, diplomats cautioned that the draft legal text, which is required in order to present any deal at this weeks European Council summit for leaders approval, was not yet ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe text of the treaty has not yet been finalized and a number of ambassadors are therefore very concerned that the text will not be available in time for the start of the European Council,\u201d one diplomat said.<\/p>\n

The diplomat cautioned that leaders would likely be reluctant to endorse any agreement that had not yet been vetted by experts in their capitals.<\/p>\n

A meeting of the Working Party Article 50, a group of Brexit experts iRead More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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