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UK will phase in border checks on EU goods after transition period

It comes amid a stalemate over a post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Brexit is back, free lunches and transatlantic troubles

A look at the key issues exercising minds in Brussels this week.

World News

Brexit: France revives spectre of no-deal as EU-UK trade talks stall

The clock is ticking, says France, while the EU's Michel Barnier warns the UK will have to play by some of its rules if it wants a trade deal: "It cannot have the best of both worlds."

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Michel Barnier said the UK had to respect "to the letter" the commitments it originally made as talks resume on Tuesday under no apparent sign of progress.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.

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Analysis: The COVID-19 crisis and Merkel's last big test

As Germany prepares to take over the rotating EU presidency in a month’s time, how the bloc emerges from this latest crisis will be Merkel’s last big test, writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey.

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK backtracks on pledge to avoid N. Ireland customs checks

Before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson had promised businesses in Northern Ireland they would face "no forms, no checks, no barriers."

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.

World News

Analysis: Is COVID-19 further dividing the 'United' Kingdom?

The coronavirus crisis is adding yet more strain to a United Kingdom which, for the best part of a decade, has seemed anything but united, writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey.

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Euroviews. Failing to collaborate over fisheries will sink any hope of a deal at the EU-UK negotiations ǀ View

Fisheries remain one of the main bones of contention during the EU-UK negotiations, putting the entire post-Brexit compromise at risk. Game theory suggests two styles of negotiation: collaboration or blame-game, but which approach will prevail?

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.

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.

World News

Five stories you may have missed due to coronavirus

A stolen masterpiece, Hungarian democracy being questioned -- and not forgetting Brexit, here are the stories you may have missed this week.

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Boris Johnson's father to apply for French citizenship

The request for French nationality of Stanley Johnson, 79 , was revealed by his daughter Rachel in a book published last week.

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.

Economy

British government spent at least €5 billion preparing for Brexit

UK government departments prepared for #Brexit planning for both a 'deal' and 'no deal' scenario, following the 2016 referendum. Here's the bill.

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.

Europe News

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

Europe News

Belgian fishermen fear Brexit fish fight fallout

We travel to Ostend where Belgian fishermen are worried that their livelihoods are at risk as the EU and UK kick off trade talks.

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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.

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Euroviews. Britain’s “Hostile Environment” is destroying the lives of those who contribute to the UK ǀ View

I had never heard the phrase “hostile environment” until I moved to the UK in 2016, just a few months before the Brexit vote. I assumed - perhaps naively, perhaps arrogantly - that this hostility was reserved for vulnerable refugees, illegal immigrants or convicted criminals.