European Commission President “Agreement is possible”, leaving the UK

[London, 19th Reuters]-Commissioner Junker of the European Commission said yesterday that an agreement could be reached over the UK and European Union (EU) withdrawal agreement.

Yunker said in an interview with SkyNews that “agreement is possible”. However, he said he was not sure if the probability was more than half.

On top of that, with regard to an alternative to the “backstop (security network)” solution to the Irish border problem that is the issue in the proposed withdrawal agreement, Any means can be taken. "

The pound rose following the remarks by Chairman Yunker. The dollar has been high since July 19th and the euro against May 30th.

British Prime Minister Johnson said on the same day that "a certain progress has been made" in the negotiations regarding the EU exit agreement. However, he said that even if there was no agreement, it was necessary to be prepared to leave on the end of October.