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

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