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EU's Barnier Says UK Position Makes Trade Deal 'Unlikely'

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator said on Thursday that the United Kingdom had shown no willingness to break deadlock on the level playing field...

EU Should End Imports Made With Banned Pesticides: Farm Chief

The European Union should stop importing agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, the EU's top farming official has said....

UK's Supreme Court Rules Against Mastercard, Visa In Retailers' Fees Battle

Britain's highest court has upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that credit card companies Visa and Mastercard restricted competition in the way they...

EU Seeks To Reset Relationship With Nature After COVID Crisis

The European Union will step up efforts to make food production more sustainable and halt biodiversity loss, after the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the...

UK, EU Urge Each Other To Give Ground In Trade Talks Or Risk No Deal

Britain and the European Union urged each other on Friday to give ground in talks over a post-Brexit trade deal or risk failure in tetchy exchanges after t...

EU Sees Wine Consumption, Exports Dry Up As Consumers Stay Home

Wine consumption in the European Union is expected to fall this season due to the decision to close bars and restaurants to contain the coronavirus, with e...

Britain On Collision Course With EU With Trade Talks Mandate

Britain unveiled a negotiating mandate on Thursday for talks with the European Union that puts it on a collision course with Brussels, underlining its desi...

EU's Barnier Says Still Risk Of Brexit Cliff Edge At End of 2020

Businesses still face the risk of a cliff edge Brexit at the end of the year given the short time available to negotiate a future trading relationship betw...