German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in a media interview
- "In order for the departure to be carried out in as orderly a way as possible, the British government will need to move."
- "On the one hand on the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and EU member the Irish Republic and secondly on the undivided internal market, where Britain cannot cherry-pick"
Reuters with the report on the comments.
March 2019 is going to roll around before we know it. Maybe time pressure will bring about resolution. Not holding breath though.
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- time pressure strong
- "But we won't let ourselves be put under pressure. We won't enter any deals that would be to the detriment of Europe."