UK doesn’t need EU rules for a post-Brexit trade deal, Johnson says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not accept the European Union’s rules to strike a comprehensive free trade deal with the bloc, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, adding…

EU’s Barnier says on Brexit: Access to EU market comes with conditions

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – European Union chief negotiator Michel…

Brexit “trade talks are over”, UK PM Johnson’s spokesman says

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain October 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Talks to agree a Brexit trade deal with…

The French fishermen who could sink Britain’s post-Brexit ambitions

[ad_1] BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) – For the British government, a successful Brexit means re-asserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe. Trawler captain Stephane Fait and his fellow…

French regulator says pesticides a priority in curbing new plant diseases

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France needs to retain pesticides to combat new plant diseases spread by international trade and climate change even as it tries to phase out some crop…

Macron says French fisherman accept situation will change after Brexit

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French fishermen know they won’t get the same access to British fishing waters after Brexit, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, a sign of a softening…

Brexit talks at most difficult point, European Council President Michel says – Telegraph

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel takes off his mask at a post-EU summit news conference in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2020. Olivier Mattys/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) –…

UK hopes to get a Brexit trade deal, business minister Sharma says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain hopes to get a Brexit trade deal but the European Union must understand that it is now dealing with a sovereign nation, Business Secretary Alok…

Critical to get new bill passed by year-end, PM Johnson to tell parliament

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street, London, Britain September 9,…

UK says no return to EU negotiations next year, need deal by January

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not return to trade talks with the European Union next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Monday, stressing that any agreement had…