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Canadian leader latest to bring up the simmering Brexit dispute.
European leaders made their feelings about the Northern Ireland protocol known to a PM desperate to score a PR victory.
rench president uses annual address to insist UK will remain a ‘friend and ally’ to its neighbour.
President Emmanuel Macron will declare that Paris is back on the map of global finance on Tuesday when he inaugurates JPMorgan's new trading hub in the French capital which he hopes will attract more bankers leaving post-Brexit Britain.
The French president said the vote was sold by "anger mongers backed by fake news" as UK faces leaving the EU in less than a month.
European Commission president says ‘bulls***’ was responsible for Brexit.
French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union.
French president Emmanuel Macron has appeared to suggest the UK has not kept its Brexit pledges as a row over fishing rights intensified.
French president responds to ‘jury’s out’ comments by Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss about key ally.
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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".
'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."
Citizens of Europe, if I am taking the liberty of addressing you directly, it is not only in the name of the history and values that unite us. It is because time is of the essence. In a few weeks’ time, the European elections will be decisive for the future of our continent.
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’.
Brexit delay: France would block Article 50 extension ‘without a clear objective’, Macron says
27/02/2019
French president says legal process could only be extended on the back of a ‘new choice’ by the UK.
European council president echoes Emmanuel Macron’s warning of malign influences.
Talks between Tories and Labour have collapsed and the focus at Westminster remains inward. / It hasn’t gone away, you know. Brexit has been on a bit of a media break over the last month or two since EU leaders agreed to extend the UK’s departure until October 30th, while leaving the option open of an earlier date.
Macron says withdrawal agreement can not be renegotiated, seeks ‘clear vision’ from UK.
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.
The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can't stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.
Far-right president Bolsonaro's response to fires criticised around the world.
German chancellor also shares views on Brexit and climate crisis in interview. / Europe must reposition itself to stand up to the challenges posed by its three big global rivals, China, Russia and the US, Angela Merkel has said before her final European election as German chancellor.
Macron insists there is no margin for negotiation over French fishing rights.