LUXEMBOURG — The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local):7:20 p.m.EU Council President Donald Tusk is expressing continued optimism that the European Union and Britain can reach a Brexit deal despite an impasse on the Irish border issue. Talks have stalled around how to ensure there is no hard border between the U.K.’s Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland after Brexit. Britain rejects the EU’s “backstop” proposal, which would keep Northern Ireland in a customs union with the bloc. He says “continuous” negotiations are still going on ahead of an EU summit starting Wednesday. High-level talks in Brussels ended without agreement Sunday, and no more are planned before an EU summit starting Wednesday.

Source: National Post October 15, 2018 08:55 UTC