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jonbxx · 17-10-2018, 09:20

I am a little confused by this... Let me see if I have this straight;

We leave in March 2019
The EU offered a transition until the end of 2020 which is when the new budget cycle starts
Theresa May states that she expects a trade deal to be in place by December 2021
Barnier suggests to EU 27 a year extension to the transition, taking us to December 2021 (see FT link posted up there ^^^)

Didn't we just get what we wanted there?

I can see why an open ended transition is toxic politically but I think there is a need to show that any proposed solution to the Northern Ireland/Republic problem has a firm timeline.

17-10-2018, 09:20	#1918
jonbxx cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: #Plagueisland Age: 54 Services: VM VIP Pack Posts: 1,712	Re: Brexit I am a little confused by this... Let me see if I have this straight; We leave in March 2019 The EU offered a transition until the end of 2020 which is when the new budget cycle starts Theresa May states that she expects a trade deal to be in place by December 2021 Barnier suggests to EU 27 a year extension to the transition, taking us to December 2021 (see FT link posted up there ^^^) Didn't we just get what we wanted there? I can see why an open ended transition is toxic politically but I think there is a need to show that any proposed solution to the Northern Ireland/Republic problem has a firm timeline.