The former Brexit negotiator said he doesn’t expect to wait long before Downing Street explores using its new regulatory freedom. But he warned eurocrats would be ready to clamp down on any move that gives UK firms a competitive over their continental
In his long-awaited account of the Brexit talks, the former EU negotiator delivered a withering opinion of the Prime Minister. With criticism of Mr Johnson’s “botched” resignation as Foreign Secretary to his lack of detailed knowledge on Brexit, Mr Barnier makes clear
Britain vaccinated people faster against Covid than EU countries because it is free of Brussels’ bureaucracy, the bloc’s chief negotiator has admitted. Michel Barnier, 70, said that ideology, red tape and an aversion to risk-taking led Europe to bungle its early vaccination
Senior figures including David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, and Vera Jourova, the deputy president of the European Commission which Mrs von der Leyen leads, are on the list released by the Kremlin yesterday. A joint statement issued by Mrs von
The EU’s former Brexit negotiator said he would make clear “in the fall” whether he will content the next presidential election. Experts have suggested that he could mount a serious challenge as the candidate for the centre-right Les Republicains. Mr Barnier spoke
The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator was addressing the EU Parliament ahead of the final vote on the deal he reached with Boris Johnson last December. Mr Barnier made a candid admission during the European Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday. He described Brexit
Charles Michel appears to take Von der Leyen’s chair Commission chief Mrs von der Leyen slammed President of the European Council Charles Michel and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for denying her a seat earlier this month at the summit in Ankara.
Brussels’ former chief negotiator said eurocrats must heed warnings from disgruntled citizens before it’s too late to avoid a catastrophic break-up of the project. He said leaders would soon face “social unrest” if they refuse to listen to the genuine concerns expressed
The Council chief is reportedly suffering from bad nights due to his embarrassment over a seating arrangement incident at a meeting in Ankara last week. Ursula Von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, expressed surprise and raised a
European Council President Charles Michel said he can’t sleep at night because of a humiliating seating gaffe that relegated the female EU commissioner to a sofa during a meeting on women’s rights. Ursula Von der Leyen, the first female president of the