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Re: PM Boris forms a government
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Originally Posted by nomadking
The people that are lying are the ones claiming there is a deal on the table. Even with the Withdrawal Agreement, "No Deal" and whatever effects it is meant to have, still happens, just later on.
If the EU are claiming a full and proper deal can be done within 30 days, then the backstop can be removed as it is not needed. In other words, they are fibbing and have no intention whatsoever in agreeing to anything.
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They didn’t...
https://www.thejournal.ie/boris-brex...77445-Aug2019/
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What did Merkel actually say?
On the subject of finding a Brexit solution, Merkel noted that an agreement could take two years, but then she said (and these are her exact words in German):
Aber man kann sie vielleicht ja auch in den nächsten 30 Tagen finden. Warum nicht?
The Guardian translates it as: “But we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days, why not?”
But Der Spiegel (using Google translate) has it as: “But maybe you can find them in the next 30 days, why not?”
Literally the translation is ‘one’ can also find it (a solution) in the next 30 days...
We asked a translator for their professional input and were told that ‘man’ or ‘one’ can often translate as ‘you’ or ‘we’.
So, it could be assumed that Merkel kept it vague on purpose. One thing that is clear is she was not promising any significant movement from Europe in the next 30 days, only to listen to possible British alternatives to the backstop.
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Last edited by Hugh; 25-08-2019 at 22:50.
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