Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, made the following statement:
- Economic data confirms that we are on the right track.
- Discussion of the EU's post-2020 budget will be a difficult one.
- Brexit is a big question that hangs everything.
- All elements in the draft text to be accepted.
- London confirmed its red lines for on Brexit.
- We may go to the "difficult border" with Ireland due to UK's rejection of customs union.
- No one has offered wiser choice for Ireland than the EU common regulatory area.
- Friction in trade is an inevitable consequence of the UK leaving the single market.
