BREXIT HEADLINES
Accelerated summer Brexit talks needed to secure a deal, EU adviser says
The European Union and Britain will have to engage in accelerated Brexit talks over the summer if they are to reach a deal and prevent trade links from being shattered, an adviser to the EU's chief trade negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday.
Britain and the EU facing 'tall order' to get fisheries agreement - EU adviser
Britain and the European Union are facing a "tall order" to get an agreement on fisheries and Brussels has no appetite to revise its mandate on the issue, said Stefaan de Rynck, an adviser to the EU's chief trade negotiator Michel Barnier.
UK cautions EU against financial 'self harm' over Brexit
European companies would be the losers if the European Union tried to impose barriers on London financiers as such firms would be unable to access some of the deepest markets in the world, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said on Thursday.
EU's Barnier tells Britain not to cherry pick in talks
Britain must be more realistic if it is to clinch an orderly agreement on leaving the single market and customs union, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio on Thursday.
EU exec seeks higher EU budget guarantees in case of 'hard' Brexit
The European Commission wants higher guarantees for the next long-term EU budget to back Commission borrowing for economic recovery and as a safeguard against a "hard Brexit", EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Thursday.
EU can move on Brexit, but needs UK to budge, EU trade chief says
The European Union is willing to move in negotiations on future EU-UK relations, but Britain must make a bigger effort to do the same in talks next week, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
UK still a long way from agreeing EU trade deal, negotiator says
Britain is quite a long way from agreeing a free trade deal with the European Union and will at some point have to prioritise its preparation for leaving the bloc without a deal, its chief negotiator said on Thursday.
Lufthansa board rejects EU conditions on $10 billion bailout
Lufthansa's $10 billion (8.2 billion pounds) government bailout was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after the German airline's supervisory board refused to accept the conditions attached by Brussels.
UK tells EU: break the Brexit 'impasse' so we can do trade deal
Britain told the European Union on Wednesday it needed to break a fundamental impasse to clinch a Brexit trade deal by the end of the year and said an agreement on fisheries might not be ready by July.
UK can help companies prepare for Brexit and COVID-19, minister says
The British government is working with businesses to help them prepare for the departure from the European Union even as it helps them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
UK negotiator says may not reach EU fisheries deal by July, to keep trying
Britain's chief negotiator David Frost said it was proving difficult to reach a deal with the European Union on fishing rules by July, as the political declaration had aspired to do, but he would keep trying.
Fundamental issue for Britain in EU talks is to set own laws - negotiator
The fundamental issue for Britain is to be able to set its own laws, the country's negotiator with the European Union David Frost said on Wednesday, again rejecting the bloc's level playing field provisions.
EU needs to focus on Brexit negotiations - UK negotiator
The UK's chief negotiator David Frost said the European Union needed to focus on Brexit negotiations and pay attention to certain areas in order for the two sides to come to an agreement.
Videoconferencing with EU works, but there are difficulties - UK negotiator
Britain's negotiator with the EU, David Frost, said on Wednesday he had been impressed by what can be achieved by negotiating by video conference because of the coronavirus, but it does mean that other parts of traditional talks are more difficult.
PM takes Brexit decisions, Cummings does not give instructions - UK negotiator
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes the main decisions on Brexit policy and his senior advisor Dominic Cummings does not give instructions on negotiations with the European Union, the UK's chief negotiator David Frost said on Wednesday.
Cummings and his 'Brexit friends' leave when they should stay, quips EU's Tusk
A senior European Union politician couldn't help a Brexit quip as he waded into Britain's row over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top adviser and mastermind of leaving the bloc who is accused of violating coronavirus travel curbs.
EU ready to ease fisheries demands in Brexit talks - sources
The EU is willing to shift its stance on fisheries in negotiations with Britain next week, sources said, in what would be the first major concession from the bloc in talks on their new relationship after Brexit.
No deal Brexit back as a risk for Irish economy - finance minister
The chances of Britain's status-quo Brexit transition period ending without a trade deal at the end of the year is a risk the Irish economy needs to start preparing for, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Friday.
EU says Britain not automatically entitled to any trade benefits
The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday that Britain was not automatically entitled to any benefits that the bloc had previously granted to other partners on trade.
UK says no new customs posts needed for post-Brexit Northern Ireland border
Britain said on Wednesday it saw no need for new customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland but checks would be made on some goods heading to the province from the mainland in its proposals for how the border will work from next year.
UK tells the EU to budge on free trade deal - Gove says
The United Kingdom wants a Brexit free trade deal but there are significant differences with the European Union because it does not seem to understand that it is negotiating with a sovereign state, senior British minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday.
Without human touch, Britain-EU Brexit talks struggle to find harmony
Stumbling through video calls, the long-troubled Brexit talks are heading for a new crisis as coronavirus health restrictions bar the intense face-to-face meetings that have proven crucial in pulling the negotiations back from the brink.
UK, EU demand each other give ground in trade talks or risk no deal
By Gabriela Baczynska, Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew MacAskill
UK deal on EU ties is possible, PM Johnson tells Ireland's Varadkar
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Friday that he believed it was possible to reach an agreement with the European Union over Britain's future relationship, Johnson's office said.
Britain remains optimistic about EU trade deal - official
A senior British official involved in the negotiations with the European Union about a trade deal said on Friday he remains optimistic about the chances of a deal being reached although significant differences remain.
UK tells EU on Brexit: Blink or there will be no deal
The United Kingdom told the European Union on Friday that it had to give ground or there would be no Brexit free trade deal by the end of the year, saying there had been very little progress in talks.
Britain, EU start penultimate round of talks before key deadline
Britain and the European Union start their penultimate scheduled round of trade talks on Monday with little progress on major sticking points before a June deadline to agree on any extension of negotiations.
Germany sees increased risk of hard Brexit if Britain refuses to extend deadline
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.
Britain unlikely to request Brexit extension - Irish foreign minister
It appears unlikely that Britain will request an extension of its year-end deadline to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday.
UK trade partners likely to wait for EU-UK deal - EU trade chief
Britain's potential new trade agreement partners, including the United States, are likely to hold up their negotiations until it has settled its future relations with the European Union, the EU trade chief said on Wednesday.
Ireland sees crisis in Brexit talks if no progress soon
Trade talks between Britain and the European Union will hit a crisis point unless there is progress the coming weeks, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warned on Tuesday.
Ireland sees crisis point in Brexit talks if no progress soon - Coveney
Progress in trade talks between the European Union and ex-member Britain "has not been good" and the two sides will hit a crisis point unless there is progress in the coming weeks, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday.
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