Reuters quotes an EU official with the knowledge of the matter, citing that the European Union (EU) diplomates said that the report is “not true” and have dismissed it as “spin” amid ongoing Brexit negotiations.
Key Quotes:
“The EU is *not* about to make a big bold offer to allow Stormont to exit part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, in order to break the Brexit deadlock I hear from EU sources.”
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