The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, warned today in Dublin that if the British proposal to resolve the issue of the border with Ireland after Great Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) is unacceptable to Ireland, the EU will not accept it either.
"I want to say very clearly that if the British offer is unacceptable for Ireland, it will be for the EU as well," Tusk told reporters after a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
"I know that it will be difficult for some British politicians to accept that. Ireland is a member of the EU, while Great Britain is leaving the Union," Tusk said and added that the EU "fully supports" Ireland's request not to establish a "physical border" with the North Ireland.
According to him, the requirements of Ireland are also the requirements of the EU.
The EU previously called on Great Britain to confirm its commitment to the conditions for leaving the membership, so that further negotiations on the Great Britain's exit from the Union (Brexit) could be launched in December.
The negotiations are still in the first phase, and they relate to reaching an agreement on three issues - the fate of European citizens in the UK after Brexit and the British in the EU, the border with Ireland and finances.
The second phase of the negotiations will refer to future trade relations between Great Britain and the EU.
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