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The intensification of talks between the British government and the European Union augurs a breakthrough in negotiations, while the Brexit is due on Friday, March 29.
With our correspondent in Brussels, Pierre Benazet
It is a parade of almost uninterrupted British in Brussels in the last 48 hours. Theresa May went to the European Commission Wednesday evening to meet Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European negotiator Michel Barnier.
It was followed on Thursday, February 21 by Labor Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, the government's senior legal adviser.
The official position of the British Government remains to seek to modify the agreement; that of the European Union, not to change one iota. In spite of this, the intensification of the talks could lead to a breakthrough while the Brexit must come in five weeks.
A new dynamic in the talks
After meeting with the British Prime Minister on Wednesday evening, the President of the European Commission did not hide his pessimism about the possibility of an exit agreement by March 29. In turn, the Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn after his meeting with Michel Barnier again left on Thursday the shadow of the "no deal" , the exit without agreement.
It seems, however, that the incessant comings and goings between London and Brussels have nevertheless triggered a new dynamic. Talks with Theresa May and then with Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox appear to have finally opened a new front, the one the Europeans hoped for: a remodeling of the political declaration, the text that shapes the negotiations of the after Brexit.
This new statement could formally remind people that the safety net for Ireland is intended to be temporary, and this text could serve as a springboard for Theresa May to return for approval of the exit agreement by the House of Commons.
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