Brexit: "We can still find an agreement" says Boris Johnson received at the Elysee

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Boris Johnson is at the Elysée this Thursday, August 22 for an appointment with the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron to address the issue of Brexit. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP

The first official meeting between President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took place on Thursday 22 August. It did not look fruitful since the two countries camp on their positions, including France, which does not intend to bend its position on the Brexit. But the British Prime Minister still wanted to reach an agreement.

" I think we can find an agreement, " said Boris Johnson Thursday, August 22, received by Emmanuel Macron to discuss the thorny issue of Brexit. The day before, France had announced bet now on the hardest scenario: a Brexit without agreement. And she had said shortly before the appointment between the British Prime Minister and German Chancellor Angela Merkel .

The Irish question at the heart of the exchanges

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hinted on Wednesday (August 21st) that Britain and the European Union (EU) could find a common ground over the "safety net" between Ireland and Ireland in the next month. , which poisons debates on Brexit.

Today I traveled to Berlin to meet Chancellor Merkel. This is a relationship that is so important for the UK, there are so many areas in which we work powerfully together. We in the UK want a deal and I think we can get one. 🇬🇧🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/tbDgbhhuc6

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a solution could be found " within 30 days " on the issue of the Irish border to lead to an orderly exit of the UK from the EU.

" No one will wait until October 31 without trying to
find a good solution, "he added. As for the British Prime Minister, he assured this Thursday in Paris that there were " readily available technical solutions ", to solve the problem of the border between the British province of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, a once the UK left the EU.

The falcon position of Emmanuel Macron

For Angela Merkel, Brexit would be very bad news. Germany threatened by the recession would do without this economic shock. Now, Paris and Berlin assure it: " There is no difference of funds in their position ", and the Europeans will remain united until the end.

Since the beginning, Emmanuel Macron assumes what is perceived across the Channel as a hawk position: no renegotiation of the exit agreement, and above all, no question of a new postponement of departure except in case of a major event like early legislative elections.

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