EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said whatever happens with Brexit the “EU will stand fully behind Ireland”.
Meeting Taoiseach Leo Vardakar, Barnier said that the goal was to protect the Belfast Agreement and peace on the island and the single market in the case of a no deal.
The two met in Dublin on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s summit to discuss how to avoid a hard border in Ireland in the event of a no deal Brexit.
“You have our full support and, I have said before, the backstop is currently the only solution we have found to maintain the status quo on the island of Ireland.
“If the UK were to leave the EU without a deal we would not discuss anything with the UK until there is an agreement for Ireland and Northern Ireland as well as for citizens’ rights and the financial settlement.”
He said the EU’s 27 member states would remain fully united.
Via Irish Times
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