Simon Coveney , Ireland 's foreign minister and deputy prime minister , has said the Brexit deal was " 90 % agreed in terms of text " , but called on the UK government to adopt " the new text that it 's necessary … to solve this Irish border issue " . Coveney said both sides needed to " lock themselves in a room for the next few days " to reach an agreement . His announcement came after prime Commission President Jean - Claude Juncker told an Austrian newspaper that the " full potential " had risen recently , and if a deal was n't finalized this month " we 'll do it in November " .
Simon Coveney, Ireland's foreign minister and deputy prime minister, has said the Brexit deal was "90% agreed in terms of text", but called on the UK government to present "the new text that it's promised … to solve this Irish border issue". Coveney said both sides needed to "lock themselves in a room for the next 10 days" to reach an agreement. His comments came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told an Austrian newspaper that the "rapprochement potential" had risen recently, and if a deal wasn't reached this month "we'll do it in November".