World 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
Europe News Post-Brexit deadlock: Four areas threatening to derail EU-UK talks Both EU and UK chief negotiators report little progress at the end of the fourth round of negotiations on the future relationship. 05/06/2020
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at UK ahead of new round of Brexit talks Michel Barnier said the UK had to respect "to the letter" the commitments it originally made as talks resume on Tuesday under no apparent sign of progress.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. 31/05/2020
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. 15/05/2020
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. 11/05/2020
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. 24/04/2020
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. 19/03/2020
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. 05/03/2020
United Kingdom 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. 26/02/2020
Europe News Barnier: EU will not conclude post-Brexit trade deal 'at any price' EU ministers have formalised the bloc’s post-Brexit negotiating stance ahead of upcoming trade talks with the UK. 25/02/2020
United Kingdom UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal 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. 19/02/2020
United Kingdom 'No trade deal without fisheries rights,' EU's Barnier tells UK 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. 01/02/2020