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Brexit trade talks: Key terms explained

So many terms have been thrown about on the technical ins and outs of negotiating a future EU-UK trade agreement. We've narrowed it down to a few key ones to give you a simple guide to navigating the news.

World News

Brexit: Will battle for control of fishing rights torpedo trade deal?

There are signs that the ongoing tussle over access to fishing waters could blow up into a major conflagration at Thursday's EU summit.

United Kingdom

'We must avoid tariffs': UK car industry anxious over EU-UK trade deal

The British car industry says the consequences of new tariffs and other barriers would be devastating under a no-deal scenario.

Europe News

UK surprise after EU takes intensity out of post-Brexit trade talks

Draft conclusion prepared ahead of the summit called on talks with the UK to be continued "intensively". But the conclusions agreed on Thursday merely said to "continue negotiations".

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United Kingdom

Majority of Germans think UK will not benefit long term from Brexit

Nearly 60% of respondents in Germany said Brexit would not provide the UK with any long-term benefits. Just 30% of French people surveyed thought the same.

Europe News

Little optimism over post-Brexit trade deal as EU gears up for summit

“The outline of a compromise is not visible. If anything the EU’s position might be hardening on fisheries” said one source close to the talks.

My Europe Series

Can the state subsidy row blocking a EU-UK trade deal be resolved?

Some experts believe there is scope for compromise over one of the main sticking points holding up a post-Brexit agreement on future ties.

United Kingdom

Brexit trade talks: UK must 'put cards on table', says EU's Michel

The UK PM responded by saying London was 'ready' for negotiations to fail, with time running out for an agreement to be struck.

United Kingdom

Has devolution in the UK complicated its response to COVID-19 crisis?

One country, four governments, with tangible variations in how they have chosen to manage their populations against the virus. It is arguably one of the biggest stress tests for devolution.

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

United Kingdom

UK can ‘more than live with’ no-deal Brexit claims Boris Johnson

The British Prime Minister made the statement a day after agreeing with the EU to intensify talks to reach an agreement.

World News

Brexit: Von der Leyen, Johnson say gaps between EU and Britain remain

The EU and the UK are still no closer to breaking the deadlock with three months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period.

Belgium

Serious differences remain after latest round of Brexit trade talks

Will a meeting between UK PM Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen on Saturday help break the deadlock?

My Europe Series

Europe's week: A row over rule of law and fears over cultural sector

In this edition we look at how relations between Brussels and Budapest soured over democratic values, and also at how the cultural sector can be revived post-pandemic.

United Kingdom

EU Brexit infringement case: What is it and should the UK be worried?

Brussels launched legal action against the UK on Thursday but with fewer than 100 days to go until the end of the transition period, should the UK be that concerned?

Europe News

EU launches legal action against UK over controversial Brexit bill

The UK government now has one month to reply to the Commission's letter.

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK MPs back government's contentious Internal Market Bill

The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84.

Belgium

EU looking at 'all legal options' should London breach Brexit treaty

The meeting between the UK's Michael Gove and the EU's Maros Sefcovic on the Withdrawal Agreement comes after Britain unveiled plans to break international law over it.

World News

Respect for international law 'not optional', says EU chief

In a thinly-veiled reference to the UK, EU chief Charles Michel said "respect for treaties, a basic principle of international law, comes to be considered optional even by those who, until recently, were its historical guarantors".

United Kingdom

Controversial Brexit bill passes latest stage in UK parliament

The EU threatened legal action if parts of the contentious bill, which a UK government minister admitted broke international law, were not removed.