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Past articles by Ian:

Brexit Antagonism Escalates Again as EU, U.K. Go Another Round

When the U.K. and European Union shook hands on a trade deal late last year, few expected the new relationship to be plain sailing. And as with many divorces, antagonism between the sides has refused to fade. → Read More

Johnson Holds Key to Brexit Deal as Optimism Grows: Brussels Edition

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. → Read More

U.K., EU on Course to Strike Trade Deal Despite Public Tensions

The U.K. and European Union are on course to strike a trade deal in coming days even though several big differences between them still need to be bridged, people close to the negotiations said. → Read More

Brexit Negotiators Zero In on a Deal as Soon as Next Week

The U.K. and European Union could strike a deal on their future trading and security relationship early next week as the two sides edge closer to agreement on the biggest sticking points. → Read More

Brexit Talks Enter Decisive Phase With Johnson Speaking to EU

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a call with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, on Saturday as they seek a Brexit trade agreement, von der Leyen’s spokesman Eric Mamer said on Twitter. → Read More

Brexit Negotiators Move Close to Breaking Impasse Over Fish

U.K. and European Union officials are zeroing in on a solution to break the eight-month long deadlock over one of the biggest obstacles to their planned trade deal. → Read More

Brussels Edition: Still Talking

Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. → Read More

Despite Brexit Ultimatums, U.K. and EU Lurch Toward a Deal

Just as the U.K.’s trade negotiations with the European Union look like they’re heading off a cliff, there’s reason to suspect things might not be as bleak as they seem. → Read More

EU Ready to Call Johnson Bluff, Betting He Won’t Quit Talks

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union has no plans to offer concessions to Boris Johnson before next week’s Brexit deadline, betting that the U.K. prime minister won’t make good on threats to walk away from trade negotiations if he doesn’t get what he wants. The bloc is ready to let U.K. → Read More

Brexit Negotiators Brace for Summit Showdown as Talks Drag On

The stage is set for a showdown on Brexit at a European Union summit next week. → Read More

Brexit Talks Resume With Just Seven Weeks Left to Reach a Deal

U.K. and European Union officials have the next seven weeks to find something that has eluded them since March: an agreement over their future relationship. → Read More

Brexit Talks Set to End Without Agreement as Deadline Looms

(Bloomberg) -- British and European Union negotiators have made little progress this week as negotiations over the future trade deal between the two sides remain stuck.Officials are still far apart on crucial issues ahead of a key deadline at the end of the month, and the tense atmosphere hasn’t improved → Read More

A Radical Plan, and $2.6 Trillion, Brings Europe Back From Abyss

The European Union has stepped back from the brink. Again. Unprecedented in nature and ambitious in scope, the 2.4 trillion euros ($2.6 trillion) in total recovery spending unveiled by the EU -- anchored by 750 billion euros of joint debt issuance -- has already started to calm jittery markets and it might just restore a sense of unity to a bloc under severe strain. → Read More

U.K. Fires Broadside at EU Before Start of Post-Brexit Talks

The U.K. launched an unprecedented attack on the European Union’s position on their future relations, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s envoy suggesting the bloc’s stance risks undermining democracy. → Read More

EU Parliament Backs Brexit Deal, Clearing Way for U.K. Departure

(Bloomberg) -- The European Parliament approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, clearing the way for the U.K. to leave the EU on Jan. 31 with an agreement that, for the time being, will avoid a chaotic rupture. → Read More

The European Union Is Going to Miss the U.K. When It’s Gone

British officials played an important role—never highlighted at home—in helping the alliance function. → Read More

U.K. Prepares New Proposal in Divorce Talks: Brexit Update

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson is fighting off allegations of sexual impropriety, and his opponents in Parliament are plotting to oust him over his Brexit plans.Johnson is in Manchester for the Tories’ annual gathering with activists -- his first as prime minister -- and is still promising to deliver Brexit → Read More

Tough Brexit Talk But Neither Side Has Given Up on Breakthrough

(Bloomberg) -- Angela Merkel’s challenge to Boris Johnson to find a Brexit solution in the next 30 days sounds impossible. But while both sides are talking tough, officials in private say there’s still time to salvage a deal. → Read More

EU’s Next Chief Says She Still Hopes Britain Doesn’t Leave

The woman designated to be the most powerful official in the European Union said she hopes the U.K. stays in the bloc after all. → Read More

EU Stops No-Deal Crash Now, Kicking Can to April: Brexit Update

(Bloomberg) -- Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. → Read More