Brexit talks

• EU, U.K. head into ‘last attempt’ weekend to clinch Brexit trade deal

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the only way to get a deal is for the 27-nation bloc to compromise.

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  Dec 18, 2020
• No-deal Brexit ‘very likely’ Johnson says as talks bogged down

  The U.K. prime minister stressed that “time was very short” and that it “now looked very likely that agreement would not be reached unless the EU position changed substantially.”

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  Dec 17, 2020
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• Post-Brexit trade deal talks will continue, U.K., European Union officials say

  With less than three weeks until the U.K.'s final split from the EU, key aspects of the future relationship between the 27-nation bloc and its former member remain unresolved.

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  Dec 13, 2020
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• No-deal Brexit a ‘strong possibility,’ Johnson says, as deadline nears

  Both sides told their citizens to brace for a New Year’s shock, as trade between the U.K. and the European mainland could face its biggest upheaval in almost a half-century.

  Dec 10, 2020
• Brexit talks suspended after EU negotiator tests 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.

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  Nov 19, 2020
• Good progress ‘not good enough’: EU to push Britain for Brexit trade concessions

  European Union leaders say a trillion euros worth of trade could be sunk if London does not budge on fisheries, fair competition and solving disputes.

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  Oct 15, 2020
• Brexit: No trade deal in sight as yet another deadline looms

  On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the U.K. still viewed this week’s talks as crucial.

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  Oct 12, 2020
• U.K. says it could break international law in ‘limited way’ over Brexit talks

  Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31 but talks on new trade terms have made little headway as the clock ticks down to an October deadline.

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  Sep 8, 2020
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• Britain focuses on no-deal Brexit preparations as EU talks grow sour

  Britain left the EU on Jan. 31 but talks have so far made little headway on agreeing a new trade deal for when a status-quo transition arrangement ends in December.

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  Sep 7, 2020
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• Boris Johnson briefs Cabinet on last-minute Brexit talks as deadline looms

  Britain is due to leave the 28-nation bloc on Oct. 31, and attempts to find a deal have foundered over plans for keeping an open border between EU member Ireland and the U.K.'s Northern Ireland.

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  Oct 13, 2019