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EU's Barnier has coronavirus, threatening Brexit talks
'I tested positive yesterday for COVID-19. I'm as well as I can be, strictly confined to my home,' says EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier
EU and UK launch tough post-Brexit relationship talks
(UPDATED) The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost meet in Brussels, launching several months of intense talks that will mobilize about a hundred officials on each side
Johnson, Barnier trade blows over post-Brexit ties
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier formally offers a deep future relationship but only as long as Britain makes guarantees to trade fairly
EU keeps hopes of Brexit deal alive, for now
'This work has been intense all along the weekend and yesterday because even if the agreement will be difficult – more and more difficult to be frank – it's still possible this week,' says chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier
EU and UK intensify Brexit talks ahead of key summit
(UPDATED) European Union member states will review progress on Monday, October 14, following a meeting between influential leaders French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
EU warns no-deal Brexit imminent if UK doesn't get serious
'The risk of a no deal remains very real. That will maybe be the choice of the United Kingdom but never the choice of the European Union,' says European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker
EU's Barnier: No-deal Brexit 'day after day more likely'
EU chief negotiator Michael Barnier says if the UK does not vote in favor of the withdrawal agreement in the coming days, it has only two options: leaving without an agreement or requesting a longer extension of the Article 50 period
British PM mulls solution to Brexit deadlock as EU warns of no-deal
(UPDATED) Prime Minister Theresa May is to call in her cabinet to discuss the next steps after lawmakers failed to find a majority on any alternative to the divorce deal she struck with Brussels
MPs to vote on no-deal Brexit as businesses sound alarm
(UPDATED) MPs are expected to vote against leaving the bloc without a deal but it remains the default option unless an alternative can be secured by March 29, the scheduled Brexit date
Britain braces for make-or-break Brexit vote
Prime Minister Theresa May will update lawmakers on what changes, if any, she has secured to her EU divorce deal which was agreed with the bloc last year but overwhelmingly rejected by MPs in January
EU makes counteroffer as Brexit pressure rises
The European Union offers Britain to leave the customs union, but without bringing Northern Ireland with them
EU says 'no solution' yet to break Brexit deadlock
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has informed the European Commission that 'no solution has been identified at this point that is consistent with the withdrawal agreement'
Britain must pay EU bill even in 'no deal' – Barnier
Brussels negotiator Michel Barnier says the bill will still be settled at some point, even if London rejects the withdrawal agreement Britain signed in November and crashes out on March 29
UK's May wins cabinet backing for Brexit deal
But British Prime Minister Theresa May concedes that she could face even stronger resistance when she takes the 585-page text to parliament for approval next month
EU offers UK a sweetener before difficult Brexit summit
To break the impasse in the Brexit negotiations, an EU negotiator offers to extend the transition period
EU's Brexit treaty set to reignite tensions
EU negotiator Michel Barnier will unveil a long-awaited draft Brexit divorce treaty, which threatens to trigger new arguments with Britain on key issues
EU negotiator warns Britain: time to choose Brexit future
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns that Britain faces 'unavoidable' trade barriers after Brexit if it also quits the bloc's single market and customs union
EU says Britain must obey its laws during transition
The EU's insistence on keeping the 'status quo' during that time prompts furious Brexit-supporting lawmakers to cause fresh trouble for embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May
EU Brexit chief preparing for 'possible' failure
EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier says that he is making contingency plans for the 'possible' failure of divorce talks with Britain
May and Juncker agree to 'accelerate' Brexit talks
May came to Brussels on short notice for a working dinner with Juncker as fears grow that negotiations on Britain's exit from the bloc in 2019 could end without an agreement
British PM heads to Brussels to unblock Brexit talks
May is hoping for a breakthrough that will bolster her position and ease some of the uncertainty around Britain's withdrawal
Brexit talks in 'disturbing deadlock', EU's Barnier says
EU leaders are set at a summit next week to order the launch of preparatory work on a future trade deal, even though they will not approve moving on to full trade talks until December.
Brexit progress but trade talks 'weeks or months' away
European Union negotiator Michel Barnier says more progress is needed on divorce arrangements before they could move on to discussing a future relationship including a possible trade deal
Brexit negotiators clash as talks resume
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier insists that he would not discuss Theresa May's call for a two-year post-exit transition deal until there was progress on key issues
2nd round of Brexit talks set for July 17
Britain s Brexit minister David Davis will meet EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier for talks followed by a meeting of coordinators and negotiating groups
Britain bows to EU Brexit talks timetable
In carefully choreographed talks EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Brexit minister David Davis agree to discuss divorce issues before negotiations on a future trade deal can start
Britain, EU to start historic Brexit talks
Britain already appears to have capitulated to the EU s insistence that talks first focus on 3 key divorce issues before moving onto the future EU UK relationship and a possible trade deal
'Somber' Britain prepares for historic Brexit talks
The government s current weakness has fueled criticism of its approach to Brexit and given rise to notions that the government might pursue a softer tone
EU sees Brexit talks delay after vote shock
Brussels had set June 19 as the start date for talks but a series of key figures said that was now in doubt after Prime Minister Theresa May s gamble to increase her majority failed
EU's Barnier gets green light for Brexit talks
Negotiations are not expected to begin until mid June but the two sides are already at loggerheads over key issues including the cost of Britain s departure
UK's May to meet EU's Juncker, Barnier ahead of key summit
In the first such meeting between the 3 key players they will discuss the upcoming negotiations on Britain s withdrawal from the European Union over dinner at May s Downing Street residence
EU wants 'sufficient progress' on Brexit divorce before talks on new ties
UPDATED The draft guidelines obtained by Agence France Presse call for a phased approach that prioritizes an orderly withdrawal that reduces the disruption caused by Britain s departure in March 2019
Britain says 'in position of economic strength' for Brexit talks
Economic growth unexpectedly accelerated in the run up to the Brexit referendum according to data
EU won't seek law to separate banking activities: Financial Times
The draft European Commission paper will complete EU reforms to make banks safer and easier to wind down
