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Top EU leaders have given Boris Johnson an ultimatum to come up with a new Brexit plan by the end of September, or face up to a no-deal.
French president’s insistence that UK should give way raises chances of talks imploding.
Emmanuel Macron among those welcoming agreement yet warning of hurdles ahead.
Irish PM and head of European parliament give their support to three-month extension.
European Commission president says ‘bulls***’ was responsible for Brexit.
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French minister warns Brexit talks could take 'three times longer' than Boris Johnson plans
10/01/2020
Trade talks between the EU and Britain could take 'three times longer' than Boris Johnson is planning, a French minister has warned.
French government wants stronger UK commitments on ‘level playing field’ with EU
French President Emmanuel Macron has written a letter to Britons on the occasion of Brexit seeking to give reassurance that France will still be home to the many British people in France.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period.
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on Albania's bid to join the European Union at a time when the UK rushes to leave.
EU leaders have dropped a pledge to "intensify" Brexit negotiations after this week's summit, in signs that Brussels is prepared to call Boris Johnson's bluff on his threat to walk away from trade talks.
Macron insists there is no margin for negotiation over French fishing rights.
'Whatever UK citizens were told during the vote, they need the European single market' - Macron
16/10/2020
"It just so happens that making the British prime minister happy isn't the vocation of sovereign leaders of the 27 member states that chose to remain in the EU."
Minister says France may act unilaterally if terms not right, as negotiations in London falter.
Boris Johnson fails to secure Brexit concessions after three hours of face-to-face talks in Brussels
09/12/2020
Talks in jeopardy as no breakthrough emerges in meeting with Ursula von der Leyen.
EU says it’s not trying to limit UK sovereignty by asking Britain to follow same rules after Brexit transition
11/12/2020
Emmanuel Macron insisted he has not been trying to ‘have his cake and eat it’ with his approach to talks.
BBC presenter demonstrates why Brexit 'fundamentally won't work' in two-and-a-half minute clip [3 mins]
10/12/2020
A BBC presenter has been praised for his two-and-a-half minute explainer of Brexit - in a clip that some viewers said demonstrates why it "fundamentally won't work".
Brexit trade talks divide the EU into hawks who back a hard line and doves who just want to see a deal done
14/12/2020
Emmanuel Macron is urging the negotiators not to compromise while Angela Merkel is anxious that talks are not derailed.
rench president uses annual address to insist UK will remain a ‘friend and ally’ to its neighbour.
Emmanuel Macron’s attack on UK’s failure to implement Brexit deal wrecks claims of G7 ‘harmony’
10/06/2021
Emmanuel Macron’s attack on UK’s failure to implement Brexit deal wrecks claims of G7 ‘harmony’.