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19.12.2021 / 04:41

Ahead of Christmas, New Year, Omicron Covid cases surge in UK

COVID-19 rules, "modelling indicates a peak of at least 3,000 hospital admissions per day in England," they said in minutes of a meeting on Dec. 16.

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British official says UK-EU relations 'bumpy' after Brexit

LONDON – Britain’s Brexit minister predicted Monday that relations between the U.K. and the European Union would continue to be “bumpy” amid tensions over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

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Amid pandemic, UK delays imposing post-Brexit border checks

LONDON – Britain announced Thursday that it is delaying the imposition of checks on some goods from the European Union to give businesses more time to prepare for new post-Brexit rules.

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EU chief negotiator still sees hope to clinch EU-UK deal

BRUSSELS – European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still has the firm belief that a Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled the outstanding disputes to be settled ahead of the New Year to just two. Barnier said that the nine-month negotiations had come down to finding settlements on fair-competition rules and fishing rights, no longer mentioning the issue of legal mechanisms for resolving future disputes that also long dogged the negotiations.

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Last-ditch post-Brexit talks to resume between EU and UK

BRUSSELS – Last-ditch discussions between the U.K. and the European Union over future trade ties are set to resume in Brussels later Sunday, two days after they were “paused” amid "significant differences" on an array of issues.Britain's main negotiator, David Frost, arrived in the Belgian capital on Sunday to pick up discussions with his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier.

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UK says EU trade talks at tricky point as hopes of deal dim

LONDON – Britain’s business minister said Friday that U.K.-EU trade talks are at a “difficult” point, as British officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthrough — and France said it could veto any agreement it didn’t like.U.K. Business Secretary Alok Sharma said Britain was “committed to reaching an agreement.”“But, of course, time is short and we are in a difficult phase.

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UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out

LONDON – Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains.EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier returned to London to meet his U.K. counterpart David Frost.

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Britain, European Union resume face-to-face trade talks as deadline approaches

Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains.EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier returned to London to meet his U.K. counterpart David Frost.

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Brexit talks suspended after EU negotiator tests positive for COVID-19

Brexit trade negotiations were not torturous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.It added uncertainty to the negotiations as a deadline looms ever closer and both sides are still divided on three key issues. Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit treaty-breaking laws rejected in Parliament EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that together with his U.K.

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Boris Johnson refuses to seek Brexit extension despite Covid-19 halting talks

Boris Johnson will refuse to seek a fresh Brexit extension, despite Covid-19 drawing negotiations to a halt.

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Brexit trade talks suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS – The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus.EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that together with his U.K. counterpart, David Frost, “we have decided to suspend the negotiations at our level for a short period." He added that talks among lower ranking officials would continue.

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Brexit trade talks suspended because of a COVID-19 case

Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus.EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that together with his UK counterpart, David Frost, “we have decided to suspend the negotiations at our level for a short period." He added that talks among lower ranking officials would continue.Any long suspension of talks will make it even tougher for the negotiator to clinch a deal ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline.

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Brexit trade talks in angry deadlock as EU fumes 'we can't go on like this'

The UK's Brexit trade talks with Brussels look doomed to drag on through the summer after a fourth round ended in bitter deadlock.

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UK-EU Brexit talks deadlocked as clock ticks down

BRUSSELS – Talks between the European Union and the United Kingdom on their future relationship in the wake of Brexit have ground to a near-standstill despite the urgency for progress before a summit next month.

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Brexit: The transition, the extension and the pandemic

On Wednesday Michel Barnier and David Frost held a video call for 45 minutes. With both men back from coronavirus convalescence it was an opportunity to inject political momentum into the stuttering negotiations on Britain's future relationship with the EU.

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Brexit talks uncertain as negotiators Frost and Barnier both self-isolate due to coronavirus

Britain's lead negotiator for post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union, David Frost, is self-isolating after showing mild symptoms of coronavirus, the day after his EU counterpart said he had the virus.

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Boris Johnson insists coronavirus won't delay Brexit

Boris Johnson is adamant that he will not seek an extension to the Brexit transition period despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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