Michel Barnier

Ex-colleagues ‘stunned’ by former EU hardliner’s pitch to replace Emmanuel Macron as French leader

EU chief negotiator publishes blow-by-blow account of painstaking negotiations

Talks enter 11th-hour phase with likelihood of an agreement hanging in the balance

Emmanuel Macron leading chorus of ‘nervous’ European leaders

Optimistic prediction comes despite ongoing failure to resolve ‘fundamental differences’ in negotiations

Senior diplomats warn EU27 may launch emergency plans if negotiations fail

EU refuses to budge on totemic issue as time ticks away on transition period

Government’s down-to-the-wire negotiating strategy dubbed 'a recipe for disaster'

Michel Barnier says deal is ‘in reach’ following hour-long conversation with UK negotiators

Minister performs ‘U-turn’ at Commons dispatch box following EU concessions

Sources say leaders in Brussels believe missing the December deadline need not signal end to negotiations

Leaked memo reveals that chief negotiator fears compromise on fishing could weaken bloc’s hand

Official says PM looks set to make concessions as clock ticks down to agreement deadline

Senior Tories warn PM against ‘watering down’ EU withdrawal treaty - but Downing Street remains ‘bullish’

Bill to be tabled on Wednesday seeks to row back on treaty signed in January

Welcome to The Week’s rolling coverage of the next step in EU trade negotiations

Campaigners say they feel ‘massively downgraded’ as Brexit looms

As MPs pass the Withdrawal Bill, The Week looks at whether the prime minister’s deadline is realistic

Michel Barnier gives ‘green light’ to begin intensive negotiations with the UK

Michel Barnier incurs Brexiteers’ wrath by suggesting the UK’s decision to leave EU was driven by ‘nostalgia’

Further discussion on May’s withdrawal agreement looks unlikely despite what Tory leader contenders say

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator ready to open discussions - if Theresa May is willing to change ‘red lines’

Breakthrough in negotiations reported ahead of crucial few days for the PM

EU chief negotiator insists securing an agreement is ‘possible’ - but warns that Irish border may still prove fatal stumbling block

Brexiteer labels Labour leader ‘useful idiot’ as Tories rebuff opposition’s Brexit advances

Theresa May beginning critical 48-hour summit with plea to EU leaders

EU's chief negotiator believes Brexit deal can be struck in next two months

The UK and EU negotiators are going head to head in six-hour standoff in Brussels today

International trade secretary blames EU ‘intransigence’ for raising the odds of the UK crashing out without an agreement

Former lawyer heads to Brussels today for his first round of talks with chief negotiator Michel Barnier

GCHQ stresses importance of intelligence sharing as EU delivers wake-up call

In Depth: the formidable EU team hammering out a deal with Britain