Irish trade and foreign affairs min Coveney headers on BBG 30 Nov
- EU will not abandon Ireland
- border question very challenging
- we want more clarity from UK
- hopefully we will see progress in Dec,if not so be it
- rule divergence means status quo impossible
- lots of people want to move to phase 2
- NI might need bespoke solutions
Similar caution in his comments as shown by agriculture min earlier.
Doesn't sound like a border deal being concluded any time soon
GBPUSD unfazed at 1.3467 still trading 40-80 in essence
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