BRUSSELS, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest on the new Brexit deal between the EU and Britain: (all times local)
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12:09 pm, Oct. 17
Flags of EU and the United Kingdom are seen outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, on Jan. 7. 2019. (Xinhua/Tim Ireland)
The European Union (EU) and Britain have reached a new Brexit deal, Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said Thursday on Twitter.
"Where there is a will, there is a #deal - we have one! It's a fair and balanced agreement for the EU and the UK and it is a testament to our commitment to find solutions," said Juncker hours before the EU summit.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), a main party in Northern Ireland, said it could not support the deal, according to European media.
Following a referendum in which 52 percent of voters supported withdrawal in June 2016, the British government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, starting a two-year Brexit process which was supposed to conclude with London withdrawing on March 29.
As the British parliament refused to ratify documents negotiated between former British Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU, the deadline has been extended twice to Oct. 31.
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11:55 am, Oct. 17
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on Oct. 3, 2019. Johnson urged politicians in the House of Commons Thursday to back the new proposals he has submitted to Brussels to pave the way for Britain to leave the European Union on Oct. 31. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
The European Union (EU) and Britain have reached a new Brexit deal, Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said Thursday on his twitter account.
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11:46 am, Oct. 17
Flags of Britain and the European Union are seen outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, Sept. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
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