European leaders have indicated that they are ready to start discussing their relationship with the United Kingdom after Brexit, giving embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May a much-needed boost after months of talks that appeared to be going nowhere, CNN reports.. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, said Friday that EU leaders would begin internal preparations for the second phase of Brexit – talks about a trade deal with the UK. Brexit negotiations had appeared to be in a state of deadlock, with the EU calling for clarification on the financial settlement or "divorce" bill while the UK pushed for parallel talks on trade. Tusk played down difficulties, saying that talk of...

ANGELA Merkel has suggested there could be a major breakthrough in Brexit talks by December.

The EU is considering cuts to the aid that it gives Turkey after German Chancellor Angela Merkel put the...

Some EU leaders remain highly skeptical about the momentum of Brexit talks despite positive remarks by Angela Merkel. They say more concrete detail from Britain is necessary to break a deadlock. ......

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Brexit talks were moving forward successfully despite Theresa May admitting for the first time that negotiations have hit "difficulty".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered one of her most positive assessments of Brexit talks in months, saying she believed negotiations between the EU and Britain were moving forward and dismissing the prospect of a breakdown.

ANGELA Merkel and Emmanuel Macron could be finally coming on side after they were pictured having lengthy talks on Brexit with Theresa May.

German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the developments in Turkey's rule of law were "moving in the wrong direction." Merkel said she had "great concerns" over Turkey, which is why she had requested the issue to be put on the agenda of this week's EU summit. Merkel added the EU should have a "united" position towards Turkey, with which it has a deal to stem migratory flows.

German chancellor Angela Merkel launched formal coalition talks on Wednesday, with the aim of forming a new government with the Liberals (FDP) and the Greens by December. The talks will be difficult, as the Greens are opposed to an upper limit for migrant arrivals and the Liberals are against French president Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a single finance minister and common budget for the eurozone.

ANGELA Merkel is in for a difficult few weeks as she launches coalition talks with the liberal FDP and the Green party.