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Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney (l) and EU negotiator Michel Barnier at the council of ministers (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Barnier: open-ended Brexit transition 'not possible'

The EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned that the transition deal with the UK has not been reached yet as the two sides have "quite a lot of points of disagreements".

Barner's warning hints at escalating disagreements between the EU and UK over the transition period, which British prime minister Theresa May wanted to secure by the EU summit at the end of March.

However, Barnier pointed out that key disagreements remain, including the duration of the transition period...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney (l) and EU negotiator Michel Barnier at the council of ministers (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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