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Michel Barnier: Full UK-EU trade deal in 2020 is 'unrealistic'
It's again raised fears about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
Barnier: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me’
“No-one has ever managed to explain the added value of Brexit to me, not even Nigel Farage,” the EU's chief Brexit negotiator told Web Summit in Lisbon.
Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?
Johnson's deal explained
DUP rejects plan 'as things stand' as EU and UK hail Brexit deal
The UK and the EU say they have reached agreement on a Brexit deal but the British PM has yet to win the support of his parliamentary allies at home.
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‘Much work needed’ to secure Brexit deal ahead of crucial EU summit
Intensive Brexit talks will continue on Monday after the weekend’s discussions brought no breakthrough between London and Brussels.
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."
Barnier: EU still awaits 'legal and operational' Brexit ideas from UK
"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."
EU negotiator Barnier says UK's Brexit stance is 'unacceptable'
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said talks with the UK were in a "very sensitive and difficult phase" as he criticised the UK government's position.
MEPs vote to support Brexit extension should UK request one
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.
EU chief says 'no initiative' shown that would reopen Brexit talks
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
Boris Johnson's demands are unacceptable, says EU's Michel Barnier
The Brief: intrigue over EU top job ahead of EU summit
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.
Michel Barnier says deal is UK's only option for 'orderly' Brexit
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
'We can not allow Brexit to overshadow important things'
"We have things to do! And we can not allow Brexit to overshadow important things, because it keeps occupying our mind, our media, precious time that heads of states and government could use by discussing with one another," Margrethe Vestager tells Euronews.
Watch: 'Take care of Europe,' urges EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier
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".
EU ready to update political declaration if UK agrees to customs union
The EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier said the UK's request for a longer delay of Brexit depends on whether cross-party talks result in a majority in the House of Commons that agrees to vote for withdrawal agreement.
Raw Politics in full: no-deal Brexit and NATO defence spending
Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.
EU would grant permanent customs union if UK asks: Barnier
"The EU was always respectful of the UK's choice", Barnier said.
EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss small extension to Brexit process
The leaders of 27 EU member states meet in Brussels today to discuss a request by British PM Theresa May for a small extension to the Brexit process
'Finalise all preparations for a no-deal scenario,' says EU's Barnier
Michel Barnier has said that just because the House of Commons voted against a no-deal scenario with the EU, that doesn't mean it won't happen.