Michel Barnier interview: ‘It is important to respect the democratic will of states’EU’s Brexit negotiator hints that a future UK government could get more Brexit leewayTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:30
Britain on course for December general electionEU agrees to accept British government’s request to delay Brexit until January 31stTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:29
France worked with Ireland, Germany and EU officials on new Brexit extensionDecision allows for holding of pre-Brexit election, and makes clear the sole purpose of the extension is to allow for deal ratificationTue Oct 29 2019 - 01:00
EU agrees Brexit extension until January 31st, 2020Earlier departure possible should UK parliament ratify separation dealMon Oct 28 2019 - 12:07
Liberal Democrats offer Johnson route to December electionIf EU gives UK delay until January 31st, pro-Remain parties will agree to an electionSun Oct 27 2019 - 12:20
EU awaits outcome of UK election vote before deciding Brexit extensionStance puts renewed pressure on Labour Party to back general election on MondayFri Oct 25 2019 - 20:04
Brexit: EU27 defers decision on length of extension until next weekLabour leader Corbyn faces pressure to vote for general election in Commons debateFri Oct 25 2019 - 12:23
EU ambassadors expected to begin process for three-month Brexit extensionEU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been asked to continue to oversee evolving EU/UK relationship after BrexitThu Oct 24 2019 - 21:26
Brexit: EU member states adopt wait and see approach‘No one is rushing the fences’ as countries wait to see what happens next in LondonSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:01
EU’s Brexit unity falls away when it comes to accession and budgetJuncker and Tusk critical of French stalling over talks with North Macedonia and AlbaniaFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:10
Brexit on a knife edge as Johnson in race to win support for dealBritish PM scrambling for MPs’ support ahead of Westminster vote on SaturdayThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:07
New Brexit deal same as May’s but with tweaks regarding IrelandNext commission president Ursula von der Leyen circumspect on Commons approvalThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:02
Brexit deal: As the EU held firm, the UK had to cross its own red lineTo the fury of the UK, negotiations were never going to be ‘you give a bit, I’ll give a bit’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 20:00
Brexit: A deal is reached but many challenges remainAnalysis: Ratification will take time, as EU states consider the agreement’s legal textThu Oct 17 2019 - 11:41
Brexit: Dublin fears DUP concerns may block agreementQuestions raised over whether Boris Johnson will sign up to new deal amid consent worriesThu Oct 17 2019 - 01:00
Leaders unlikely to see full Brexit agreement at EU summitExpectation is that Donald Tusk will argue a deal only discussable in general termsWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:27
DUP says ‘gaps remain’ on Brexit deal after Downing Street talksVaradkar says progress made but ‘unclear’ if deal will be struck tonightTue Oct 15 2019 - 21:34
EU ministers demand Turkish withdrawal from SyriaSanctions and embargoes against Ankara in prospect as Syrian peace ‘far more difficult’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 18:53
Hopes fade that Brexit deal can be put to EU leaders this weekBoris Johnson tells his cabinet there is still a ‘significant amount of work’ to doMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:34
Brexit: Hopes of deal by deadline fade as DUP opposition hardensParty’s objections to ‘double customs’ idea presents hurdle to Boris JohnsonMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:22
EU ministers in a bind as they face decision on TurkeyEuropean Union fears impact of Turkish action on war against Isis, but is unlikely to actSun Oct 13 2019 - 15:06
EU-UK talks to continue over weekend as search for deal goes onBarnier and UK counterpart agree to intensification the discussionsSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:01
DUP fires warning after EU and UK agree to intensify Brexit talksDonald Tusk says hopes of agreement have risen but that positive signs can be ‘political tricks’Fri Oct 11 2019 - 20:35
Brexit talks approach ‘tunnel’ amid positive noises from both sidesBoth EU and UK remaining tight-lipped about content of new British proposalsFri Oct 11 2019 - 18:10
French nominee for European Commission rejected by MEPsSylvie Goulard in part a victim of proxy war between parliament and EU leadersThu Oct 10 2019 - 17:15
Steps to referendums on Irish unity accelerated by Brexit – reportBrexit changed attitude and culture in Ireland around issue, says Sean Kelly MEPThu Oct 10 2019 - 12:57
EU condemns Turkey’s incursion into Syria amid refugee fearsEU criticises Ankara incursion in wake of US exit and fears refugees may again take flightWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:15
EU auditors raise eyebrows at UK customs control competenceEurope Letter: Pro-light touch UK ignored undervaluation of Chinese importsWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:00
‘Stormont lock’ a non-runner in Brexit deal, says EUBarnier insists that ‘if there is goodwill on both sides an accord is still possible’Wed Oct 09 2019 - 17:16
Brexit: Varadkar and Johnson plan talks amid growing rancourLanguage ‘from some quarters’ toxic, says Taoiseach, as Downing Street spinsWed Oct 09 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Boris Johnson wants to strike deal, says CoveneyTánaiste bucks pessimistic trend but accepts ‘real gaps’ exist on customs and consentTue Oct 08 2019 - 20:37
EU leaders increasingly certain that UK will seek Brexit delayAnalysis: Brussels shows willingness to talk but will not take the blame if there is no progressMon Oct 07 2019 - 09:42
EU tells UK its proposals do not provide basis for concluding agreementEU declines to continue discussions with Johnson’s chief negotiator over weekendFri Oct 04 2019 - 21:38
Tusk ‘fully behind Ireland’ as MEPs reject UK Brexit proposalsCouncil president ‘unconvinced’ as parliament group says proposed deal not ‘remotely’ acceptableThu Oct 03 2019 - 15:40
Brexit: Bertie Ahern says Boris Johnson’s proposals should not be dismissedGovernment and EU to engage with UK on backstop proposalsThu Oct 03 2019 - 09:24
Brexit: Little expectation in Brussels or Dublin of deal before October 31stGovernment and EU to engage with UK on backstop proposalsThu Oct 03 2019 - 02:55
Common approach to resettling migrants may be on the horizonEurope Letter: Franco-German initiative hopes to persuade states to share burdenThu Oct 03 2019 - 01:00
Brussels willing to engage in talks but cautious about UK proposalsRelief that Boris Johnson appears to pull back from ‘take it or leave it’ Brexit approachWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:36
Brussels has already rejected most of UK’s new Brexit planInsistence that all of UK leaves customs union is key break from withdrawal agreementWed Oct 02 2019 - 17:09
Johnson dismisses UK ‘non-paper’ said to propose customs posts away from BorderBarnier claims the British government wants ‘a regulatory and customs land border on the island of Ireland’Tue Oct 01 2019 - 18:00
Phil Hogan tells MEPs he will ‘promote EU values’ in trade briefIncoming EU commissioner says climate concerns ‘must be firmly built into our trade agenda’Mon Sept 30 2019 - 20:48
Johnson’s Brexit strategy ‘contradicts’ Belfast AgreementFormer taoiseach says peace agreement ‘is all about convergence’, not divergenceMon Sept 30 2019 - 18:00
The week in Brexit: What’s on the horizon in UK and BrusselsBritish government expected to present detailed proposal to the EU within daysMon Sept 30 2019 - 14:07
Hopes rise in EU for UK proposals on backstop next weekLeo Varadkar ‘not particularly optimistic’ of receiving written submission before summitFri Sept 27 2019 - 20:13
MEPs block commission nominees from Romania and HungaryDecision represents a setback for incoming commission president Von der LeyenThu Sept 26 2019 - 18:25
Boisterous Boris branded a disgrace over comments on MPs’ safetySome of the worst moments from one of angriest days in British parliament in memoryThu Sept 26 2019 - 11:21
What the Boris-Bettel show said about European discourseEurope Letter: To the British, last week’s podium moment was a humiliation – but they misread the signalsWed Sept 25 2019 - 21:45
Brussels watches carnage at Westminster with bewildermentThird extension likely to be granted by council if requested, despite reservationsWed Sept 25 2019 - 19:53
Brussels sees little evidence of progress in latest Brexit talksTechnical ‘non-papers’ with new UK proposals a rehash of old ideas, sources sayFri Sept 20 2019 - 18:52
MEPs have major beef with Mercosur’s climate consequencesAmazon forest will be at centre of long and bruising battle on trade deal’s ratificationFri Sept 20 2019 - 13:48
