Well not many states are prepared to expend diplomatic capital on a departing state. Not worth it. Remember Orban in Salzburg.
Polish foreign minister says he brought up possibility of limiting backstop to 5 years with Ireland’s Coveney & UK’s Hunt at today’s foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Worth pointing out Warsaw probably on its own here. Has broken ranks on backstop before but was slapped down
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No deal then Brigid. Have a great day !
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He also stated it was the EU and Ireland's intention to treat the UK harshly. Surely, that wasn't in the script?
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@Nick_Gutteridge Poland is saying in public what other member states are saying in private... it’s time to wake up & apply the same critical analysis to EU politicians as British ones...
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and worth pointing out, this is the Polish FM. Not the PM, not the president and not
#kaczyński. So even the idea that this has serious weight in Warsaw is frankly deeply dubious.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Backstop without a time limit is a trap and also lays waste to any assertions from the EU side (not least the Irish) that it is only a temporary last resort.
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