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Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier, left, makes his way to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

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EU-UK trade deal talks continue despite London's pessimism

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European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference after Brexit trade talks between the EU and the UK, in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.

Brexit: UK 'not seeking clean break from EU at all', says Barnier

02/09/2020

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, and David Frost, Europe adviser to the UK Prime Minister, in Brussels on July 9, 2020.

Brexit: 'We are wasting valuable time', says Barnier

21/08/2020

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, speaks with the British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost during Brexit trade talks, Brussels, July 9, 2020.

Brexit talks: A chink of light at the end of the UK-EU trade tunnel?

27/07/2020

A model of a customs road sign is seen at the mock EU-UK border, with a model of Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, at a 'Mini-Europe' theme park in Brussels on May 20, 2020.

Brexit: UK warned of 'thorough' EU border checks from January 2021

10/07/2020

The UK and EU are trying to agree to a new trade deal before a December 31 deadline.

Brexit talks resume in London after deadlock in Brussels

06/07/2020

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost attend negotiations with their teams at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 29, 2020.

Post-Brexit trade: Row over state aid as face-to-face talks resume

29/06/2020

European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a news conference after Brexit talks, in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, June 5, 2020.

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

11/06/2020

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Post-Brexit deadlock: Four areas threatening to derail EU-UK talks

05/06/2020

Michel Barnier speaks following the third round of Brexit talks between the EU and Britain. Brussels, Friday, May 15, 2020

Barnier points finger at UK ahead of new round of Brexit talks

31/05/2020

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EU-UK talks: 'disappointing' progress, says Barnier

15/05/2020

Fishermen work aboard the Good Fellowship fishing trawler, in the North Sea, off the coast of northeast England on January 21, 2020.

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

European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with Britain Michel Barnier at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 5, 2020.

EU's Barnier accuses UK of dragging its feet over post-Brexit talks

24/04/2020

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UK 'won't seek trade talks extension' despite Barnier having COVID-19

19/03/2020

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'Very serious' differences on post-Brexit relationship, says Barnier

05/03/2020

Boris Johnson at Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Manchester

What are the UK-EU sticking points over a post-Brexit trade deal?

26/02/2020

The UK flag is removed from the European Parliament in Brussels, January 31, 2020, the day the UK left the EU. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Barnier: EU will not conclude post-Brexit trade deal 'at any price'

25/02/2020

EU chief post-Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg, Feb.10, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal

19/02/2020

Barely 48 hours after the flags and the fireworks, Brexit talks begin for real.

'No trade deal without fisheries rights,' EU's Barnier tells UK

01/02/2020

The president of the European Commission warned Britain on Wednesday that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union's market after Brexit.s

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

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal

Barnier: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me’

05/11/2019

Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?

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Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?

18/10/2019

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street in London, October 15, 2019.

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DUP rejects plan 'as things stand' as EU and UK hail Brexit deal

15/10/2019

Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2019

‘Much work needed’ to secure Brexit deal ahead of crucial EU summit

11/10/2019

New UK proposals 'do not provide a basis' for Brexit deal, says EU

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

FILE PHOTO: European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier addresses the plenary of the European Parliament on Brexit

Barnier: EU still awaits 'legal and operational' Brexit ideas from UK

26/09/2019

EU negotiator Michel Barnier says UK's Brexit stance is 'unacceptable'

EU negotiator Barnier says UK's Brexit stance is 'unacceptable'

23/09/2019