Even the most cautious officials are whispering that this time an agreement could be in sight.
Big chunks have already spilled out through unofficial channels, about how checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be eased, even eliminated.
Expect changes as well to rules on business subsidies and on VAT, along with a softened role for the European Court of Justice, the EU's top court, in policing trading arrangements.The Democratic Unionist Party, the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, says it won't re-enter power-sharing at Stormont unless it is satisfied that a dealThe political pushback Rishi Sunak faced this week led some in Brussels to fear the prime minister had lost control of the narrative.
King Charles had been due to meet the President of the European Commission in the UK on Saturday, the BBC understands, but the visit was cancelled due to operational reasons. The meeting between the King and Ursula von der Leyen was not part of the negotiations between the UK and the EU.The EU's chief negotiator Maros Sefcovic hinted things were in more of a tweaking phase with i's being dotted and t's being crossed.
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