Agri Politics
The 27 EU member states have agreed to a request from the UK for a further extension to Brexit departure day until the new year.
Donald Tusk has said that he will formally recommend to the EU27 that an extension to the Brexit deadline be granted to the UK.
A short extension on Article 50 of Brexit is possible - but will be "conditional to a positive vote on the withdrawal agreement in the UK".
The European Union fully backs the Irish request that there should be no 'hard' border on the island of Ireland.