Donald Tusk has announced that he is determined to find a "workable solution" to the Irish border question after meeting the Republic of Ireland's taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in Brussels. The president of the European Council said that officials would continue to search for a compromise on the issue, despite the UK government's rejection of the bloc's original customs backstop offer. Despite the UK government's rejection of the original EU backstop proposal, we will not give up seeking a workable solution that fully respects the Good Friday Agreement as well as the integrity of the Single Market and the Customs Union.” – Donald Tusk, President of the European Council Taoiseach Leo Varadkar highlighted the urgency for serious work to be done as they enter “a critical and penultimate phase” in the next few weeks amid the threat of a no-deal Brexit. Mr Tusk, who was speaking at an EU summit in Brussels, said: "We will not give up until we have found a solution which works and meets our expectations.
Donald Tusk has announced that he is determined to find a "workable solution" to the Irish border question after meeting the Republic of Ireland's taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in Brussels. The president of the European Council said that officials would continue to search for a compromise on the issue, despite the UK government's rejection of the bloc's original customs backstop offer. Mr Tusk, who was speaking at an EU summit in Brussels, said: "We will not give up until we have found a solution which works and meets our expectations.