UK to maintain SPS regulatory alignment with EU for nine months in no dealMovement of animals in Ireland will not be restricted on Border or subject to veterinary checks for nine months from UK departureWed Apr 10 2019 - 20:13
Brussels summit likely to award UK extension on BrexitFriday crash-out set to be averted but questions linger as to length and purpose of delayWed Apr 10 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: EU leaders due to grant delay but might seek longer extensionDonald Tusk says ‘little reason to believe’ PM can get deal ratified by end of JuneTue Apr 09 2019 - 21:21
EU may facilitate storage of Irish beef if UK crashes out on FridayFarmers should ‘keep cows at home’ in immediate wake of a no-deal Brexit, Phil Hogan suggestsMon Apr 08 2019 - 13:34
Diplomats and EU officials confident May will get extension until June 30thPM tells EU leaders UK will act ‘in accordance with the duty of sincere co-operation’Sat Apr 06 2019 - 01:00
EU leaders divided over length of Brexit extensionDublin favours longer extension but expects EU to impose conditionsSat Apr 06 2019 - 00:03
EU leaders likely to offer May negotiating extension to June 30thThey do not want it said they did not give the UK every chance, and that they ‘kicked the Brits out’Fri Apr 05 2019 - 19:00
EU leaders may agree to extension but Corbyn may not be happySummit to discuss ‘flextension’ allowing UK to leave when a deal is agreedFri Apr 05 2019 - 11:40
Brexit: Buying ham sandwich in Derry to eat in Donegal could be illegal from Saturday weekIn a no-deal scenario taking shopping from Newry to Dundalk will be ‘smuggling’ – EUThu Apr 04 2019 - 15:55
EU’s budget liabilities increase and show no signs of stoppingEurope Letter: European Court of Auditors warns EU may fail to fund programmesThu Apr 04 2019 - 01:00
General election may be only way out if Theresa May’s Labour gambit failsUK leader unlikely to make huge compromises needed for deal with Jeremy CorbynThu Apr 04 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn hold ‘useful’ Brexit talksBritish ministers resign as EU comissioner says risk of a no-deal Brexit is increasingWed Apr 03 2019 - 19:37
EU steps up challenge to member states which violate rule of lawPoland and Romania in focus as Timmermans outlines need to uphold legal ethicsWed Apr 03 2019 - 17:31
Brexit: EU will agree short extension if UK withdrawal agreement approved next weekJuncker says if UK doesn’t adopt ‘stance’ by summit no short-term extension is possibleWed Apr 03 2019 - 14:54
Elaborate checks on goods crossing Border necessary in no-deal Brexit – BarnierEU is working with Government to decide on where to apply checks, Brexit negotiator saysTue Apr 02 2019 - 11:21
Brexit: Long extension may be next as May runs out of roadDelay request from UK would necessitate a commitment to contest European electionsSat Mar 30 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Downing Street tries new tack to win Labour votes for dealCommons could vote on withdrawal agreement without future relationship elementThu Mar 28 2019 - 16:48
The EU’s future depends on its relationship with ChinaEurope Letter: Paris summit shows European leaders’ mercenary embrace of BeijingThu Mar 28 2019 - 01:00
Ireland to insist on backstop even under no-deal BrexitIrish officials say UK cannot walk away from obligations on Border in any circumstancesMon Mar 25 2019 - 17:31
Border to be discussed between Ireland and EU as Brexit pressure intensifiesMerkel notes difficulties of protecting the Belfast Agreement in a no-deal situationSat Mar 23 2019 - 01:43
Brexit: EU combats UK’s blame-shifting with savvy extensionProcess was extremely political and so necessitated high-level input from the leadersFri Mar 22 2019 - 19:10
Hard decisions still to come as EU leaders kick can down the roadAny further application by Theresa May for Brexit delay will not be automatically grantedFri Mar 22 2019 - 10:01
Britain’s EU exit on hold for almost two monthsEU leaders agree extension if MPs approve British prime minister’s Brexit deal next weekFri Mar 22 2019 - 01:00
EU leaders agree plan to delay BrexitShould Theresa May get her deal with the EU approved by House of Commons next week, the UK will get until May 22nd to leave blocThu Mar 21 2019 - 22:57
EU leaders treading on eggshells as Brexit trundles onEurope Letter: Believe it or not, the two-day summit is not just about BrexitThu Mar 21 2019 - 01:00
May blames MPs for her request to EU to postpone BrexitPM points finger in TV address after Tusk rules out extension without MPs voting for dealThu Mar 21 2019 - 00:00
EU to extend Brexit process if Commons passes May's dealDonald Tusk says UK can have short ‘technical’ extensionWed Mar 20 2019 - 20:46
EU could reject May’s membership extension request - CoveneyJustification for an extension must be linked to a new event or a new political process, says BarnierWed Mar 20 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: EU needs ‘persuasive’ UK plan to grant extensionCoveney says time should be used on 'new plan of action' or 'new approach'Tue Mar 19 2019 - 19:00
Bercow prevention of vote makes longer Brexit delay likelyApplication of ancient Westminster rule a ‘surprise’ which brings further uncertaintyMon Mar 18 2019 - 21:10
Brexit: ‘No vote’ on deal this week without DUP and ERG supportDUP says talks with UK government are focusing on legal assurances and not cashMon Mar 18 2019 - 01:16
Brexit: UK needs to reset approach to justify extension – CoveneyTánaiste hints May must signal she will reach out to opposition if she wants EU approvalSun Mar 17 2019 - 21:08
Tusk: UK must ‘rethink strategy’ to get lengthy extensionTusk says article 50 extension would only get unanimous support if UK revisits Brexit red linesFri Mar 15 2019 - 00:30
Uproar as EU Parliament president highlights ‘positives’ of MussoliniAntonio Tajani’s comments cause further embarrassment to European People’s PartyThu Mar 14 2019 - 15:33
Aalst parade of humour falls foul of political correctnessEurope Letter: Occasional acceptance of the obnoxious is price of satire and free speechThu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00
Dublin and Brussels need to focus on deal making, says DUPFoster to tell US administration that party is working towards a ‘sensible’ Brexit agreementWed Mar 13 2019 - 18:22
Brexit: Under what circumstances might the EU extend article 50?MPs will likely vote for an extension on Thursday – but the game has changed in BrusselsWed Mar 13 2019 - 13:53
Plans for EU digital tax abandoned until end of 2020Ecofin ministers agree to freeze measure, opposed by Ireland, pending OECD-level workTue Mar 12 2019 - 16:12
Dublin and Brussels silent on May’s assertion that UK can do its own thingUnilateral declaration reprises British theory that Article 50 only a temporary measureTue Mar 12 2019 - 13:03
Theresa May says she has secured 'exactly' what Commons asked forJuncker says there will be no further chances on agreement and Varadkar approves latest offerTue Mar 12 2019 - 09:31
May accepts EU’s backstop assurances ahead of key Brexit voteAgreement reached after last-minute talks in Strasbourg before Commons vote on TuesdayMon Mar 11 2019 - 23:13
Prospect of UK seeking Brexit extension has risen significantlyThere are different views about how long any conditional extension might be, with most countries favouring two to three monthsSat Mar 09 2019 - 01:00
Little optimism in Brussels as talks between EU and UK continueDUP’s Nigel Dodds says new Barnier offer on Brexit ‘neither realistic nor sensible’Sat Mar 09 2019 - 00:24
EU’s Barnier says Britain can exit customs union unilaterallyChief negotiator offers reassurances to UK about backstop exit mechanismsFri Mar 08 2019 - 19:33
Report warns 800m more people will join the African labour force over 30 yearsCommissioner Phil Hogan says rural development is leading the way in EU-Africa political co-operationThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:56
France and Germany seek veto on commission competition decisionsEurope Letter: Derailed merger of Alstom and Siemens sparks call for policy changeThu Mar 07 2019 - 01:00
Northern Ireland human rights group meets EU task forceUK attorney general and Brexit secretary return to London after ‘difficult’ discussions with EU chief negotiator Michel BarnierWed Mar 06 2019 - 17:03
UK accused of not honouring dual citizenship commitmentsRecent talks between UK Brexit secretary and EU chief negotiator fruitless and ‘difficult’Wed Mar 06 2019 - 17:00
Brexit secretary says ‘there is always hope’ as Brussels talks go onNo sign of breakthrough as clock runs down to Theresa May’s ‘meaningful vote’ next weekWed Mar 06 2019 - 01:00
Fine Gael joins calls for expulsion of Orban from European People’s PartyHungarian PM is seen as having finally overstepped mark with billboard campaign attacking BrusselsTue Mar 05 2019 - 10:05
