Boris Johnson viewed as Trump-like figure while Dominic Raab accused of ‘making things up’. / The EU has been on a Brexit break since the UK secured a six-month delay to its departure. With Theresa May soon to leave 10 Downing Street, Brussels is tuning in to the Westminster drama of the Tory leadership race – with both amazement and exasperation.
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demands to drop the Brexit backstop came with no “realistic alternatives” and amounted to seeking a return to controls along the sensitive Irish border.
Irish PM and head of European parliament give their support to three-month extension.
EU gives go-ahead to weekend meetings after PM appears to backtrack on customs stance.
Theresa May has written to Donald Tusk to ask for Brexit to be delayed until 30 June while she battles to win cross-party agreement on a way forward.
A leading group of MEPs responsible for UK-EU negotiations have "grave concerns" about Boris Johnson's new Brexit proposals.
Brussels reiterates position minutes after Commons backed plan to replace Irish backstop.
Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature.
Poland's Prime Minister categorically rejects the idea that Poland may be heading towards leaving the European Union.
‘If you ask me about our emotions, you will witness I think always empathy,’ says former European Council president.
Scottish independence: 53% of voters back leaving UK if EU membership guaranteed, poll suggests
25/03/2021
Salmond row has ‘not made much difference’ to independence support, polling expert Sir John Curtice says.
Seeing Britain's failure has 'vaccinated' other EU countries against euroscepticism, EU president Tusk says
28/05/2019
Donald Tusk hails "pro-EU majority" in European Parliament after populists under-perform expectations. / Seeing Britain's botched attempt to leave the European Union has vaccinated other EU countries against euroscepticism, the president of the European Council has said.
UK also has option to leave in June if PM can secure Commons support for deal. /
Prime minister says she is 'not prepared to delay Brexit any further than June 30'.
Ministers threaten to quit as PM makes scant progress.
Britain’s membership could be extended to March 2020 after PM fails to sell her plan in dash to Paris and Berlin
EU leaders have agreed on a plan to delay the Article 50 process, postponing Brexit beyond 29 March. European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker updated reporters at a press conference which had some lighter moments.
Two of the EU's most influential characters have urged the bloc's 27 leaders to grant a UK request for a Brexit extension.
Tusk receives UK's Brexit extension request
19/10/2019
The British government has sent the European Union a request to postpone the date of its departure from the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk has said.
European Council President Donald Tusk has said that a letter sent to him by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson included no "realistic alternatives" to the backstop.
European Council president Donald Tusk has urged the European Parliament to "be open to a long extension, if the UK wishes to rethink its strategy".
Tusk ‘fully behind Ireland’ as MEPs reject UK Brexit proposals.