Now playing Next Europe News Post-Brexit deadlock: Four areas threatening to derail EU-UK talks Both EU and UK chief negotiators report little progress at the end of the fourth round of negotiations on the future relationship. 05/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Barnier points finger at UK ahead of new round of Brexit talks Michel Barnier said the UK had to respect "to the letter" the commitments it originally made as talks resume on Tuesday under no apparent sign of progress. Meanwhile, the UK has ruled out any extension of the Brexit transition period. 31/05/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU-UK talks: 'disappointing' progress, says Barnier With three rounds of Brexit talks over, the thorny issue of asking for or offering an extension to the transition period approaches with June high-level talks. 15/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Brexit talks back on between EU and UK ahead of June summit The UK and the EU need to strike a deal on trade and future relations this year. 11/05/2020
Now playing Next Belgium EU's Barnier accuses UK of dragging its feet over post-Brexit talks The EU's chief negotiator says the UK is refusing a post-Brexit transition extension while slowing down talks, at the end of the latest round of negotiations. 24/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News UK 'won't seek trade talks extension' despite Barnier having COVID-19 London wishes Michel Barnier a speedy recovery from coronavirus - but insists it won't extend Brexit trade talks beyond the end of this year. 19/03/2020
Now playing Next Europe News 'Very serious' differences on post-Brexit relationship, says Barnier Michel Barnier said there were disagreements around fair competition, cooperating over crime and fishing. 05/03/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom What are the UK-EU sticking points over a post-Brexit trade deal? London and Brussels face a race against time to strike agreement before the transition period expires at the end of the year. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Barnier: EU will not conclude post-Brexit trade deal 'at any price' EU ministers have formalised the bloc’s post-Brexit negotiating stance ahead of upcoming trade talks with the UK. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier says the UK cannot have a Canada-style trade deal with the bloc, prompting an angry response from Downing Street. 19/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'No trade deal without fisheries rights,' EU's Barnier tells UK Even as smoke was still clearing from fireworks marking the end of Britain’s EU membership, Britain and the EU were both gearing up for Brexit talks. 01/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Michel Barnier: Full UK-EU trade deal in 2020 is 'unrealistic' It's again raised fears about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. 09/01/2020
Now playing Next Portugal Barnier: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me’ “No-one has ever managed to explain the added value of Brexit to me, not even Nigel Farage,” the EU's chief Brexit negotiator told Web Summit in Lisbon. 05/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different? Johnson's deal explained 18/10/2019
Now playing Next Europe News DUP rejects plan 'as things stand' as EU and UK hail Brexit deal The UK and the EU say they have reached agreement on a Brexit deal but the British PM has yet to win the support of his parliamentary allies at home. 15/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom ‘Much work needed’ to secure Brexit deal ahead of crucial EU summit Intensive Brexit talks will continue on Monday after the weekend’s discussions brought no breakthrough between London and Brussels. 11/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom New UK proposals 'do not provide a basis' for Brexit deal, says EU "Member States agreed that the UK proposals do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement." 05/10/2019
Now playing Next world news Barnier: EU still awaits 'legal and operational' Brexit ideas from UK "We are still ready to work on any new legal and operational proposal from the UK," Barnier told reporters on arriving for talks with European lawmakers on the latest developments on Brexit. "We are still waiting for this." 26/09/2019
Now playing Next Germany EU negotiator Barnier says UK's Brexit stance is 'unacceptable' EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said talks with the UK were in a "very sensitive and difficult phase" as he criticised the UK government's position. 23/09/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom MEPs vote to support Brexit extension should UK request one The European Parliament on Wednesday voted 544-126 for a resolution supporting the UK being given a possible extension of the Article 50 negotiation period for Brexit should it request one. 18/09/2019