BRUSSELS, March 19 -- Burning the midnight oil for many days, negotiators from both sides of the English Channel agreed on Monday on a "large part" of a transitional agreement of Brexit, paving the way for Britain's orderly withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
"A good deal for the EU and Britain is closer than ever before," said Britain's Brexit Secretary David Davis during a joint press conference with Michel Barnier, the chief Brexit negotiator for the EU.
Hailing the deal as a "decisive step", Barnier and Davis said they had agreed on a "large part" of terms for a transitional deal but issues still to be resolved, such as the Northern Ireland border.
Britain agreed to a contentious "backstop solution" which would keep Northern Ireland signed up to EU rules in order to avoid a hard border with the Irish Republic, said the deal.
This would mean Northern Ireland would stay in EU customs union and parts of the single market if no other solution was found.
As for citizens' rights, European citizens from the 27 states of the EU who arrive in Britain during the transitional period will have same rights as citizens who arrived before the Brexit, said the deal.
"For citizens, we are proposing in this text today an additional option, with the possibility of obtaining the new residency status in the United Kingdom, from the beginning of the transition period. And this option will allow citizens who so wish, to have immediate legal certainty on their right of residence after the transition period," said Barnier.
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