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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announcing today she’ll call Prime Minister Boris Johnson tomorrow and propose an intensification of the EU-UK negotiation.

After another round and with time running out, the EU-UK negotiation intensifies

October 2, 2020
After two weeks of meetings of the chief negotiators and their teams in specialized sessions, the EU and UK negotiating teams, led respectively by Michel Barnier and David...
Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice President, and Michael Gove, UK Cabinet Office Minister, meeting in Brussels yesterday as co-chairs of the Joint Committee, joined by Michel Barnier via videoconference.

Another round in the EU-UK negotiation this week—and perhaps some progress

September 29, 2020
After two weeks of meetings of the chief negotiators and their teams in specialized sessions, the EU and UK negotiating teams, led respectively by Michel Barnier and David...
European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, co-chair of the EU-UK Joint Committee, after emergency meeting in London yesterday with fellow co-chair Michael Gove.

No progress in EU-UK talks, firestorm over UK plan to modify Withdrawal Agreement

September 11, 2020
This week the EU and the UK held another week-long round in their negotiation of an agreement in regard to their future relationship after the UK’s transition period ends and...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announcing yesterday that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a chemical weapon.

Germany announces conclusive proof Navalny was poisoned with Novichok

September 3, 2020
Update: Yesterday, the Charité hospital in Berlin announced Navalny “has been removed from his medically-induced coma and is being weaned off mechanical ventilation. He is...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announcing Phil Hogan’s resignation as trade commissioner.

After Hogan resignation, EU and Ireland await new trade commissioner

August 31, 2020
Update: On Friday, the Irish government put forward two candidates for the position of commissioner vacated by Hogan – Mairead McGuinness, the First Vice President of the...
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, speaking Friday after last week’s round in the EU-UK negotiation.

Little progress in latest round in EU-UK negotiation

August 24, 2020
Last week, the EU and UK negotiating teams, led by Michel Barnier and David Frost, met in Brussels for the seventh round in the negotiation of their future relationship. The...
European Council President Charles Michel announcing the conclusions of yesterday’s video conference.

EU leaders reject Belarus election result, condemn violence, endorse sanctions, call for inclusive national dialogue

August 20, 2020
On August 9, Aleksandr Lukashenko was elected to his sixth term as president of Belarus, a position he has held since 1994. According to the Central Election Commission, he...