Michel Barnier

Michel Barnier said there were disagreements around fair competition, cooperating over crime and fishing.

London and Brussels face a race against time to strike agreement before the transition period expires at the end of the year.

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.

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.

It's again raised fears about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

"Member States agreed that the UK proposals do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement."

"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."

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.

European Parliament President David Sassoli is speaking about Brexit and other issues after meeting with the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier

Boris Johnson's demands are unacceptable, says EU's Michel Barnier

Brussels is digesting the election results this Monday, but Tuesday will be see EU leaders meet in the Belgian capital to barter over who will take over the Commission President's job from Jean-Claude Juncker this Autumn.

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says the UK will not be able to renegotiate the deal regardless of what the Conservative leadership candidates say

Barnier called on EU citizens to "take care of Europe," after retelling of a meeting with Nigel Farage in which the arch Brexiteer asserted that "after Brexit, the EU will no longer exist".

"The EU was always respectful of the UK's choice", Barnier said.