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UK, EU meeting in bid to calm post-Brexit trade turbulence

LONDON – Breaking up is proving hard to do for Britain and the European Union, whose divorce deal is in choppy waters just six weeks after the U.K. made its economic split from the bloc.

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NHS leaders call for Brexit extension to avoid "cliff-edge" moment for health service

direct to your inboxNHS leaders are calling for the Brexit transition period to be extended to avoid plunging the health service into chaos.A month delay would take the NHS out of “the immediate danger zone” and allow medics to focus on fighting the pandemic following an alarming rise in Covid-19 infections, they say.They have warned that a no-deal could risk the health of patients during the coronavirus crisis.Talks are continuing on Wednesday as EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said there is a “final push” to reach a post-Brexit trade deal before the December 31 deadline.The NHS Confederation has written to the Prime Minister calling for “tough” action similar to the new Tier 4 rules in order to avoid a disruptive cliff-edge moment on

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Brexit talks could go on after Christmas as tonight's deadline passes without progress

Brexit trade talks may grind on through Christmas and go to the wire on December 31 as the UK tries to get Brussels to budge on key stumbling blocks.

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EU Parliament issues 3-day ultimatum for post-Brexit deal

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has issued a three-day ultimatum to Brexit negotiators to strike a trade deal, warning that MEPs won't have time to ratify an agreement this year unless it is ready by Sunday night.Teams of negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom are in Brussels seeking a deal that would avoid costly chaos at the borders at the end of the year.

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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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Deadline comes knocking: Is there hope left for Brexit deal?

BRUSSELS – Facing yet another self-imposed Brexit deadline on Sunday, the chief negotiators from the European Union and United Kingdom were making last-ditch efforts to bridge differences on a trade deal that have proved insurmountable for the best part of the year. The EU's Michel Barnier and Britain's David Frost were already meeting just after dawn Sunday to try to reach a middle ground.

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EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS – European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing of the 27 member states to see if a deal is still possible with London ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline.In the evening, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have his second phone call with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in barely 48 hours, to decide whether to pull the plug on an agreement that could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides and disrupt cross-Channel trade for years to come.

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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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Face-to-face Brexit talks to finally resume this weekend after Covid isolation

Face-to-face Brexit talks to finally resume this weekend after a Covid outbreak interrupted the negotiations.

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Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS – The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU end at New Year.Barnier emerged from a COVID-19 quarantine on Friday and said that after a week of remote video talks the “same significant divergences persist."The lack of progress is frustrating since the EU had sounded optimistic about a deal last Friday and had committed to be “creative" in its approach during the final stages of the talks.

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EU, UK still have 'fundamental' differences on trade talks

BRUSSELS – With the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in quarantine, trade talks with the United Kingdom continued by videoconference this week, though the optimism expressed last week seemed to have faded.Barnier stressed on Monday that negotiators were running out of time to make a Jan. 1 deadline and that “fundamental divergences still remain." The talks were shifted to a videoconference last week when an EU official tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing Barnier into a quarantine until at least Thursday.

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Brexit talks drag on into next week after negotiator struck down with Covid

Brexit talks between the UK and EU will drag on into next week after negotiators were struck down with Covid - despite suggestions a breakthrough is edging closer.

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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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EU: Brexit trade talks still face 'too many difficulties'

BRUSSELS – With a deadline closing in quickly, the European Union's chief negotiator in trade talks with Britain said that talks between both sides on even a rudimentary deal still faced too many challenges to yield a result anytime soon. “At this stage, there are still too many difficulties remaining on important topics," EU negotiator Michel Barnier said as he was on his way to brief the envoys of the 27 member states on Wednesday.

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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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EU, UK still at loggerheads in post-Brexit negotiations

BRUSSELS – BRUSSELS (AP) — With the deadline for a possible extension of the Brexit transition period looming, a fourth round of talks on a future trade deal between the European Union and the U.K. ended Friday without result.

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Michel Barnier warns Boris Johnson to stick to promises or face no deal

Michel Barnier has warned Boris Johnson to stick to his promises as he warned there would not be a trade deal otherwise.

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EU signals it is open to a two-year Brexit extension and could compromise on fishing

The EU is “open” to a two-year extension on the Brexit transition deal the Brussels chief negotiator has signalled.

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EU says Britain making unrealistic post-Brexit demands

BRUSSELS – Despite the devastating economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Britain is making scant effort to negotiate a far-reaching free trade deal in the wake of Brexit that would stave off a costly final separation at the end of the year, the European Union said Friday.

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Brexit talks slammed by top EU official as clock ticks towards trade deadline

The EU’s top negotiator has slammed the Tory government’s “disappointing” progress on Brexit talks.

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Brexit talks begin again today as coronavirus crisis sparks fresh calls for delay

Brexit talks began again today as the coronavirus crisis triggered fresh calls for a delay.

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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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British negotiators rule out extending the Brexit transition with the EU again

British negotiators again ruled out extending the Brexit transition with the EU.

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First meeting of EU-UK committee over Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

The first meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee, set up to implement the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, including the protocol on Northern Ireland, will take place this afternoon by video conference.

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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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Michel Barnier has coronavirus as EU Brexit chief tests positive for COVID-19

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Michel Barnier tests positive for Covid-19

Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, has tested positive for Covid-19.

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EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has coronavirus

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.

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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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