Brexit Negotiator

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - It was always going to be a challenge for Britain and the European Union to meet an end-of-year deadline to agree on their post-Brexit relationship. But the coronavirus has just made it even harder, and calls for an extension to the deadline are gaining traction in mainland…

(BRUSSELS) — Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator for the bloc’s future relationship with Britain after Brexit, says he has been infected with the coronavirus. The 69-year-old Barnier said in a Twitter message on Thursday that he is doing well with a good morale. “I am following all the…

Michel Barnier (center) said he tested positive on Wednesday dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Topline: Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, is the latest political figure to test positive for coronavirus and is in self-isolation at home, he revealed on Twitter on Thursday. Barnier, who is leading the…

View photosFILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief negotiator for the future relationship with Britain after Brexit,…

By Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS (Reuters) - It was always going to be a challenge for Britain and the European Union to meet an end-of-year deadline to agree on their post-Brexit relationship.But the coronavirus has just made it even harder, and calls for an extension to the deadline are gaining traction in…

BRUSSELS — Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator for the bloc’s future relationship with Britain after Brexit, says he has been infected with the coronavirus.The 69-year-old Barnier said in a Twitter message on Thursday that he is doing well with a good morale."I am following all the necessary instructions,…

Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, has tested positive for Covid-19.  The 69-year-old tweeted that he was "doing well and in good spirits" following the diagnosis.  He said: "I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for Covid-19. I am doing well and in good…

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has announced that he tested positive for Covid-19, as nations across Europe scramble to contain the deadly virus. I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for #COVID19. I am doing well and in good spirits. I am following all the…

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By: New York Times | London | Published: March 15, 2020 9:51:09 am A traveler wearing a mask waits for his train in London, March 13, 2020. As leaders on both sides of the English Channel batten down the hatches for the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is coming…