Brexit Negotiator

In Depth Bloc publishes proposals as negotiations remain deadlocked ahead of Sunday deadlineThe EU has published its no-deal planning as negotiators head into the final 48-hour window before the new deadline for reaching an agreement. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shared the “targeted contingency measures” yesterday, after failing…

Dinner discussion between British PM Boris Johnson and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen fails to break deadlock Three major obstacles remain for a deal: disagreements over fishing rights, the governance of a deal, and fair competition rules for businesses Topic |   Brexit E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 7:40am, 10 Dec, 2020 Updated:…

1 Chance of Brexit deal ‘very slim’ as PM flies to BrusselsBoris Johnson will arrive in Brussels today for post-Brexit trade talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The EU’s chief negotiator has warned the chance of a deal is now “very slim”. If there is no breakthrough…

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said his "gut instinct" is that it is 50-50 as to whether a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom will be reached in the coming days. The Taoiseach was speaking to RTÉ News at Marymount Hospice in Cork where he formally switched…

British and EU negotiators will return to the negotiating table today in a "final throw of the dice" as they try to secure a post-Brexit trade deal. With time running out before the Brexit transition period ends at the end of the month, Britain's chief negotiator Lord Frost will reconvene…

Publishedduration5 December 2020 image copyrightEPA/ Reuters Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen have spoken as they try to break the post-Brexit trade deal stalemate. The leaders were called in after negotiators for the two sides said "significant divergences" remained following a week of intensive talks. "If…

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a news conference addressing the government’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London on March 12, 2020.  SIMON DAWSON / POOL / AFPBritish and European negotiators broke off their talks on a post-Brexit trade deal without agreement…

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps and get an agreement over the line, less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc. After failing to agree the basis for…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to try to break an impasse in trade talks with time running out before Britain completes its departure from the bloc. British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders…

BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE been temporarily paused as the conditions for reaching an agreement have not been met after a week of talks in London. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are now due to discuss the current situation tomorrow afternoon after…