France Does Michel Barnier want to be France's next president? Barnier appears to be considering joining the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron. 06/05/2021
Europe News MEPs ratify EU-UK trade deal marking beginning of post-Brexit world Michel Barnier addressed the European Parliament ahead of the vote on Tuesday, calling Brexit a "failure of the European Union" and urged both Brussels and national governments to draw lessons from the UK's departure. 27/04/2021
no comment Michel Barnier and Boris Johnson present the new post-Brexit deal EU ambassadors gathered on Christmas day to be briefed on the post-Brexit deal struck a deal earlier between the bloc and the UK. 25/12/2020
world news Brexit deal: UK announces 'Canada-style' arrangement with EU The EU and UK have agreed on a post-Brexit deal just days before the end of the transition period. 23/12/2020
world news Barnier says EU-UK trade talks could continue in January — EU sources EU chief negotiator tells European ambassadors he remains ready to negotiate even beyond the New Year, when Britain leaves the single market 22/12/2020
Europe News MEPs approve no-deal preparations, but still favour Brexit agreement Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the Commission's no-deal Brexit contingency plans on Friday, but were still holding out hope that an agreement could be reached in time. 18/12/2020
world news Johnson and von der Leyen to speak after Brexit talks stall once again Brexit talks were put on pause on Friday after London and Brussels failed to reach agreement, with the end of the transition period just weeks away. 04/12/2020
France France preparing for a no-deal Brexit amid London trade talks With just three weeks until the UK leaves the EU, France says it has the right to veto the trade agreement. 04/12/2020
United Kingdom Michel Barnier arrives in London for face-to-face Brexit trade talks British and EU Brexit negotiators remain sceptical about the chances of a breakthrough in talks on a follow-on agreement, which are still stalled over fishing rights and fair trade rules. 28/11/2020
world news Britain 'to reject' EU offer to return 18% of fish caught in UK waters Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was reportedly set to make the offer after meeting EU fisheries ministers on Friday 27/11/2020
Europe News Will last gasp Brexit negotiations bear fruit this weekend? A source close to the talks has told Euronews that it comes down to UK PM Boris Johnson now. 27/11/2020
Europe News Brexit deal text '95% done' but key issues could still scupper talks Euronews understands that the gap between the EU and UK on fisheries, competition and oversight is still big enough to collapse the talks. 20/11/2020
Good Morning Europe Irish FM says EU and UK have to make 'big progress' ahead of deadline Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney believes that talks have ‘got to make big progress.’ 16/11/2020
world news No-deal Brexit back in play as stoppage time talks fail to bridge gulf EU and UK negotiators agree that "divergences remain" on core issues after two weeks of intense talks behind closed doors. 05/11/2020
Europe News EU-UK trade deal talks to resume after London has a change of heart "Clearly, significant differences remain between our positions on the most difficult subjects but we are ready with the EU, to see if it is possible to bring them closer during intensive discussions," said a spokesman for Johnson. 21/10/2020
Europe News EU-UK trade deal talks continue despite London's pessimism The EU and the UK will resume discussions on a post-Brexit trade deal today despite London threatening to walk away from the talks. 19/10/2020
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? 02/10/2020
Good Morning Europe EU's Barnier and UK's Frost take Brexit frustrations onto Twitter Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost took their Brexit frustrations onto Twitter with a very public argument about food imports. 14/09/2020
world news 'If you leave the club there are consequences', EU's Michel warns UK The head of the European Council has defended the EU's stance and called for calm amid heightened tensions in the post-Brexit trade talks. 08/09/2020
world news Brexit: UK 'not seeking clean break from EU at all', says Barnier The EU's chief negotiator says UK demands for 'benefits without obligations' are unacceptable and would cost thousands of European jobs and livelihoods. 02/09/2020
world news Brexit: 'We are wasting valuable time', says Barnier "Considerable gaps" between the two sides remained at the end fo the July talks. 21/08/2020
world news Brexit talks: A chink of light at the end of the UK-EU trade tunnel? Although big gaps remain in key issues such as competition and fishing rights, both the UK and EU have shown willingness to compromise in some areas. 27/07/2020
world news Brexit: UK warned of 'thorough' EU border checks from January 2021 The EU Commission says people and businesses should be aware of 'far-reaching' and 'unavoidable' changes from January, whether or not a post-Brexit deal is done. 10/07/2020
world news Brexit talks resume in London after deadlock in Brussels The UK and EU are trying to agree to a new trade deal before a December 31 deadline but have clashed on issues such as regulations for businesses and the fishing industry. 06/07/2020
world news Post-Brexit trade: Row over state aid as face-to-face talks resume Talks on a future EU-UK trade deal have resumed in Brussels, with negotiators meeting face-to-face for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. 29/06/2020
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." 11/06/2020
