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Merkel says ‘very happy’ Brexit draft deal was reached
POTSDAM, Germany, Nov 15, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she was “very happy” that the EU and Britain had reached a draft agreement for Brexit.
“I am very happy that, after lengthy and not always easy negotiations, a proposal could be reached,” Merkel said of the draft, which must still be backed by the British parliament and the EU’s 27 remaining members.
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