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UK PM mulls longer transition as EU demands Brexit progress

Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday she was open to extending a Brexit transition period if it helped unblock negotiations, after EU leaders repeated that Britain must do more to avoid crashing out of the bloc without a deal.

Asian markets dive with Fed set for more rate hikes

Asian markets resumed their downtrend on Thursday as investors contemplated more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, while Washington added to China-US frictions and Brexit negotiators struggle to find common ground.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May Expects Brexit Transition Period to End by Late December 2020 as Scheduled

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that she expected the Brexit transition period to come to a close by the end of December 2020, as it had been scheduled.

Mayweather says Nurmagomedov fight will happen

UPDATE - EU Parliament Might Vote Against Brexit Deal If Irish Border Issue Not Settled - President

Int'l Federation of Journalists Sides With UK Affiliate Slamming Counter-Terrorism Bill

EU Parliament Might Vote Against Brexit Deal If Irish Border Issue Not Settled - President

Irexit Freedom Party Slams EU for Using Irish Border Issue 'As Weapon' to Sabotage Brexit

The European Union is intentionally using the Irish border issue as a means to sabotage negotiations on the UK exit from the European Union, Hermann Kelly, a spokesman for the recently-formed Ireland's eurosceptic Irexit Freedom Party, told Sputnik.

Irish Prime Minister Says Sees Merit in Discussing Longer Brexit Transition Period

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Wednesday he could see the merit in discussing a longer Brexit transition period, but not at the expense of a backstop on Irish border.

Merkel warns of no-deal Brexit danger as Europe meets

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday that Europe must be prepared for a no-deal Brexit, as EU leaders sought to unblock stalled divorce talks with Britain.

Auto-industry issues 'stark warning' against no-deal Brexit

Europe's biggest auto companies came to Brussels on Wednesday to issue a blunt warning against a no-deal Brexit, just as EU leaders were to meet to break an impasse in divorce talks.

Romania records once again highest annual inflation of EU

For the eighth consecutive month, Romania recorded in September the highest annual inflation rate among the EU member states, with an increase in consumer prices of 4.7 percent, similar to the one registered in August, the data published on Wednesday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) shows.

EU offers to extend Brexit transition as leaders meet

The European Union is ready to extend Brexit's post-divorce transition period by a year to allow more time to find a trade deal, diplomats said Wednesday ahead of a difficult summit.

Barnier offers to extend Brexit transition by a year: diplomats

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has opened the possibility of extending the one-year transition period in an effort to unblock talks stalled on the thorny issue of the Irish borde

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May confronts EU leaders amid Brexit crisis

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May faces a Brexit showdown with frustrated EU leaders Wednesday with talks on agreeing an orderly break-up at an impasse