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screen cc: In a joint statement, the leaders of 27 EU member states said it was their firm determination to finish the free trade deal as quickly as possible to avoid triggering a controversial backstop arrangement in the withdrawal agreement, according to Deutsche Welle. The backstop, which is legally binding, would maintain an open border between Northern Ireland, a British territory, and EU-member Ireland if London and Brussels fail to agree on a new free trade deal by December 2020. But they reassured British Prime Minister Theresa May that they would try to finalize a new UK-EU free trade deal before 2021. Watch video Share ; DW PLAYER.localization rewind Back 10 seconds settings Settings hd Quality fullscreen Full screen cc Closed captions next Up Next up playlist Playlist pause Pause play Play player Video player prev Previous next Next close Close replay Replay volume Volume ; Share May seeks EU assurances Send Facebook Twitter google Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink seeks EU assurances in bid to pass Brexit deal May's wish before Christmas The embattled prime minister is struggling to convince enough hard-line lawmakers in her Conservative Party to approve the withdrawal agreement over fears that the backstop could force the UK to accept EU rules indefinitely. But during the meeting, EU leaders became frustrated by May's lack of clarity over the kind of assurances she wanted. May had met earlier with EU leaders in Brussels to seek legal and political assurances from the EU that the backstop would be temporary. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.