Ahead of her meeting with British prime minister Boris Johnson, German chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that a solution to the Irish backstop issue that has hampered Brexit talks was possible 'within thirty days'.
However, it would be up to the UK to propose a realistic alternative to making contingency plans for the Irish border in the event of a no deal Brexit.
Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.
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