Barnier: EU will respond ‘appropriately’ to Turkey (Update 3)
The EU stands behind Nicosia and expects Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of EU member states and will respond appropriately and in full solidarity...
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EU’s Barnier to hold meetings in Nicosia on Monday
EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier will be in Cyprus on Monday to discuss developments on Brexit with the Cypriot government and parliament. CNA has learned...
Theresa May seeks a deal in Strasbourg as Brexit crunch looms
PRIME Minister Theresa May rushed to Strasbourg on Monday to seek a tweaked withdrawal deal from the European Union in a last-ditch effort to avoid...
EU’s Barnier says must prepare for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the bloc must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, even if its goal was an...
An ambitious partnership with the UK after Brexit
By Michel Barnier THE United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. While we regretted the UK’s departure, we respect its sovereign...
EU’s Barnier warns Britain post-Brexit transition ‘not a given’
A post-Brexit transition is “not a given”, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain on Friday, saying London had raised “substantial” issues with the...
Brexiteer Farage enters the lion’s den to meet EU’s chief negotiator
Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage will meet the European Union’s chief negotiator on Monday in what he said was an attempt to convey the views of...
Barnier says it’s off-the-peg deal for Britain
Britain must choose from a range of existing off-the-peg models for its relationship to the European Union when it leaves the bloc, Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel...
French ex-commissioner to lead EU Brexit talks, Britain cool on move
A French politician who introduced a swathe of European financial regulation after the financial crisis was named on Wednesday to represent Brussels in negotiations on...
Europe strikes deal to complete banking union
By John O’Donnell and Tom Körkemeier Europe took the final step to complete a banking union on Thursday with an agency to shut failing euro...
You are not alone, says Barnier
By George Psyllides CYPRUS is not alone in its efforts to recover from the worst economic crisis in decades, a senior European Union official said...