Donald Tusk has stated 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 Commission said that officials would continue to search for a solution on the issue , despite the UK government 's rejection of the EU 's original EU backstop offer . “Comparing the EU to the Soviet Union is as unwise as it is insulting,” he said. The issue remains the largest impediment to an agreement on the terms of Brexit , with the impasse fuelling speculation that the UK could crash out of the EU without a deal in March 2019 .
Donald Tusk has stated 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 Commission said that officials would continue to search for a solution on the issue , despite the UK government 's rejection of the EU 's original EU backstop offer . The issue remains the largest impediment to an agreement on the terms of Brexit , with the impasse fuelling speculation that the UK could crash out of the EU without a deal in March 2019 .