EU summit: Brexit on the agenda – Danske Bank

Analysts at Danske Bank point out that the EU summit will begin today and Brexit will be on the agenda.

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“While the EU27 has said they will not renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement (including the backstop), they have indicated they will discuss how to help give UK PM Theresa May further assurance that it is not in the EU's interest to keep the UK 'trapped' in the backstop solution indefinitely. The question is whether such an assurance is enough to calm UK politicians so they will support the deal when put forward in the House of Commons.”