Brexit Negotiator

France has warned the UK that they must agree to “dynamic alignment” on EU rules if they want a favorable post-Brexit trade deal with the bloc, in a move that could trigger tensions between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron has told the European Commission that British PM Boris…

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Business Britain's access to the European Union's single market will depend on its alignment with the bloc's rules and regulations, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a news conference setting out the European Commission's plans for negotiations with Britain, in…

"We don't want British divergence from the EU rules to result in unfair competition," European Union's Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Monday and added that the access to the EU market of 450 million people will not be in exchange for nothing. "In talks with the UK, we will defend…

Feb. 3, 2020 at 1:50 am Updated Feb. 3, 2020 at 6:34 am BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will link any access to its market for British products directly to the access that EU boats will be given to U.K. waters, the bloc’s chief negotiator said Monday. EU negotiator…

Boris Johnson intends to impose full customs checks on all goods coming into the UK from the EU in a break with previous government policy, according to reports. We are planning full checks on all EU imports export declarations, security declarations, animal… Read More

In a televised address, hours before U.K.’s exit from the union, the French leader said he believed this had been made possible because EU members had a tendency to “make Europe a scapegoat for our own problems.” Brexit is a “historic warning sign” for the European Union, French President Emmanuel…

EU turns page on Brexit and moves on to trade talks

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the EUs chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, met in Madrid on Thursday (30 January) to discuss the Iberian countrys main priorities after Brexit, among them taxation and Gibraltar-related issues. Barnier also hel…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An anti-Brexit protest was held outside the Northern Ireland Assembly last year The UK is due to leave the European Union on Friday at 23:00 GMT.Brexit is happening just weeks after the return of devolution in Northern Ireland, following three years of political deadlock.But…