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Macron: UK Needs Deal More Than EU Does

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Senior EU leaders maintain their historic stances with regards to Brexit comments, Germany's Angela Merkel appearing conciliatory while France's Emmanuel Macron takes a hard line.

  • Merkel: We have to find a way of distancing UK and EU internal markets while remaining good trading partners. EU must be willing to compromise on LPF, governance, fisheries. Impasse could be overcome by agreement on mechanism to react to future divergence. Went onto repeat words from Barnier on divergence management from yesterday.
  • Macron: The UK needs a deal more than the EU does. EU is not preparing for a Brexit deal at any price. The EU wants clear rules for its fishermen in any Brexit deal. EU leaders have asked negotiator Barnier to continue talks for a further 2 weeks.

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