EU governments know well enough that Wednesday's votes may not end up providing a clear picture.
They say they are fed-up with the UK's Brexit chaos infecting the rest of the continent. They speak with yearning of EU life after Brexit, and describe a no-deal scenario as"damaging" and"suboptimal" – but ultimately something the EU will survive.
As one high-level Brussels official put it:"We want to be seen to have made the maximum effort so that, if the UK doesn't find a Brexit solution, it's not because of us."It's also a fool's errand to go searching for rifts between EU countries over Brexit at this stage. At last week's summit, for example, Emmanuel Macron was happy to play"bad cop" on Brexit, according to one EU diplomat I spoke to. Angela Merkel generally prefers to appear more conciliatory.Different approaches, but close partners - Mr Macron and Mrs Merkel have been forging closer ties
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