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British Prime Minister Theresa May. The European Union presented a draft exit treaty that set out in great detail the so-called fallback option to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland after Brexit. Photo: Reuters

Brexit talks in peril as Theresa May rejects EU draft as unacceptable

1 min read . 28 Feb 2018

Britain’s prime minister Theresa May, walks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday. Photo: AP

UK, European Union strike Brexit deal, opening path to trade talks

3 min read . 08 Dec 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is prepared to make some concessions on the role of the ECJ after Brexit, enraging members of her Conservative Party for whom the court is a symbol of lost sovereignty. But the compromise may not go far enough to satisfy the EU. Photo: Reuters

UK fears Brexit breakdown as Theresa May takes her best offer to lunch

4 min read . 04 Dec 2017

On Thursday and Friday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers launched a round of diplomacy in an attempt to break the deadlock, flying to Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Photo: Reuters

Brexit talks at a standoff as Donald Tusk sets UK’s May an ultimatum

4 min read . 18 Nov 2017

A protester holds a placard before the arrival of David Davis, UK’s secretary of state for Brexit, and EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

UK pins Brexit hopes on EU leaders reluctant to give ground

5 min read . 13 Oct 2017

British secretary of state for exiting the European Union (Brexit minister) David Davis (L) and European Union chief negotiator in-charge of Brexit negotiations with Britain Michel Barnier address media representatives at the European Union Commission in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Brexit talks edge backward as time-pressed UK braces worst

3 min read . 12 Oct 2017

Theresa May’s task of balancing the demands of Europe and those of her own colleagues was made harder by her domestic political woes. Photo: Reuters

Theresa May ends impasse in Brexit talks so real arguments can begin

4 min read . 23 Sept 2017

Theresa May on Wednesday unveiled a two-year program of government that contained eight new laws to help the UK unravel itself from EU membership. Photo: Reuters

Theresa May to outline post-Brexit citizens’ rights plan in early test

3 min read . 22 Jun 2017

A file photo of UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP

Brexit talks begin with Theresa May under pressure to seek soft breakup

5 min read . 19 Jun 2017

‘Unity in action,’ European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said on Twitter as he announced the 27 EU governments rubber-stamped the negotiating strategy in less than 15 minutes at a summit in Brussels. Photo: Reuters

EU leaders endorse Brexit negotiating plan to pave way to talks

5 min read . 29 Apr 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s absence from the celebratory summit, marking 60 years since the Treaty of Rome created the bedrock for the EU, highlights the division and sense of pessimism that’s gripping the 28-nation club. Photo: AP

Leaders pledge stronger European Union as bloc marks birthday in Rome

2 min read . 25 Mar 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: Reuters

UK to trigger Brexit on 29 March, starting two years of talks

5 min read . 20 Mar 2017

The EU gathering will unfurl against a backdrop of market turmoil with shares in Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc crashing to their lowest level since the financial crisis. Photo: Bloomberg

David Cameron heads for last supper with EU leaders amid Brexit unrest

4 min read . 28 Jun 2016

Cameron said on Friday he won’t trigger the start of the secession process under Article 50 of the EU treaty. That will be up to the country’s next prime minister. Photo: Reuters

What now? Brexit win in UK vote sets stage for two years of bitter talks

6 min read . 24 Jun 2016

France, Spain and Italy, which have persistently failed to hit European Union budget targets, are still off track, the Brussels-based commission said on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

EU cuts euro-area inflation forecast, warns nations on debt

3 min read . 03 May 2016

A file photo of ECB president Mario Draghi, who has said policy makers will review their stimulus in March as the oil price collapse threatens price stability. Photo: Bloomberg

EU slashes 2016 inflation forecast to 0.5% as growth seen slower

3 min read . 05 Feb 2016

Ministers from the EU countries are scheduled to meet in Brussels on 14 September to thrash out a joint position on the proposal. Photo: AFP

EU plan to relocate 120,000 refugees across bloc to be unveiled

2 min read . 08 Sept 2015

Alexis Tsipras briefed German chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Greece’s proposal to unlock bailout funds in phone calls on Sunday. Photo: Bloomberg

Alexis Tsipras offers ‘definitive’ plan to EU

4 min read . 21 Jun 2015

Greece’s creditors in the 19-nation euro bloc show little appetite to offer major concessions. Photo: Reuters

Euro leaders give Tsipras the cold shoulder

3 min read . 04 Feb 2015

The commission predicted GDP growth of 1.7% in 2016, lower than the ECB’s 1.9% published in September. Photo: Bloomberg

EU cuts growth outlook as inflation seen below ECB forecast

3 min read . 04 Nov 2014