I'm talking about your preference for bilateral talks. They don't work if multiple parties, cross-regional treaties, and laws are involved. The parliament of Catalonia can't just decide to become independent on their own.
No one is forcing them. There are plenty of other options. Customs union, Common market 2.0, No Deal, Revoke, Confirmatory vote, etc. Which one would you choose?
Now let's hear your answers besides you waffling about concessions, tweaks, peaceful solutions? Words that have no meaning. You haven't even demonstrated that you understand the underlying political issues involved around the Irish border. Yet here you are pretending you can magically come up with all the solutions.
It was in politico.eu and a few of the Irish papers in 2017/18
It is also in the below summary
http://www.politico.eu/article/how-u...u-negotiation/
I have no idea what you are talking about in relation to the way article 50 is negotiated.
I have stated clearly I don't think the approach being used is the best for the long term. Far too centralised and decisions being made by a team in brussels with no involvement in the local players that I can see. That approach doesn't seem to fit with the GFA.
I'll take that as a clear no you would not be happy if your home country ratified the agreement offered to Teresa May. Interesting.
Anyone can talk but there needs to be give and take otherwise it is just chin wagging and the decision of what actually happens is still in Brussels. The DUP will meet the EU team for the first time today after the declaration by the EU that no changes can be made to the planned new constitutional arrangement for their electorates. I suspect Ms Foster will be in a bigger rage than normal.
I don't know about you but I can talk without give and take. Representatives from the countries and groups can sit down and cover issues, needs, suggestions, possible solutions. This can then be fed back to the negotiation teams. Nothing you have said or linked to prevents this. Of course it would require a UK government that was willing to listen.
You said they could not talk, do you nw change that to they can't negotiate?
Lets lighten the mood here....
https://twitter.com/ChairmanMoet/sta...74370907918341