"Florian Eder’s must-read briefing on what's driving the day in Brussels.What's driving the day in Westminster. The exchange of letters came as the U.K. on Tuesday published a set of draft legal texts on its Brexit stance. The EU has been clear about this since 2017. "The EU cannot expect high-quality access to the EU Single Market if it is not prepared to accept guarantees to ensure that competition remains open and fair.
"It cannot be a substitute for serious engagement and detailed negotiations and, in particular, I would not like the tone that you have taken to impact the mutual trust and constructive attitude that is essential between us. Merkel’s apparent disdain for Trump has been well-documented.‘It is not enough to judge, to assess, to condemn, there should be actions,’ says Lithuanian foreign minister.‘A guy lying under me was screaming the whole time,’ says Oleg Kulinkovich, who voted for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.EU trade chief failed to convince Commission President Ursula von der Leyen he wasn’t too damaged to keep.Athens plans to extend its territorial waters to the west. Mr Barnier reacted furiously after receiving a letter from Mr Frost describing Brussels’ trade deal offer as a “low quality trade agreement”. We now have some meat on which to base discussions. Buffoon? A similar move to its east would cause huge ructions with Ankara.Winning the fight for free elections would just be the beginning.Insights and takeaways from Night 2 of the Republican National Convention.Parliament currently has 709 MPs, considerably more than the 598 MPs that it is supposed to house.Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator | Stephanie Lecocq/EPA-EFEEU Brexit negotiator responds to his British counterpart.The EU wants the U.K. to discuss their points of difference in Brexit talks at the negotiating table rather than via letters — and made that point in a letter.“I share your commitment to helping the process move forward together,” Barnier wrote to Frost. Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for Brexit breakthrough: New tariffs will make household items CHEAPERSpain responds to UK's Brexit attack as talks with EU sour Brexit news: David Frost has written a strongly worded letter to Michel Barnier Brexit latest: David Frost has written a strongly worded letter to Barnier Brexit news: Michel Barnier has thanked the UK for its transparency but shows no signs of backing down British fishermen tell Boris 'do NOT back down' over dealBritons FURIOUS as EU opens door for Sturgeon's independence bidBrexit news: David Frost dismantled the EU's points Brexit news: David Frost and Michel Barnier at the start of Brexit talks 3 months ago. Tyrant? I'm glad the UK have published this and the draft text. “I do not think, however, that an exchange of letters regarding the substance of the negotiations is necessarily the best way to discuss on substantial points. EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier answered a critical letter from his U.K. counterpart David Frost Wednesday, saying that "detailed discussions on substance are for the negotiating table." Please see our David Frost pulled no punches in his letter to the EU's top negotiating team as the UK published its terms for a free trade agreement with the bloc in a move to ramp up pressure on Brussels to back down over its demands. Voice of the forgotten? Politics and policymaking in the UK capital.A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU.Former Brexit department director rises to the top of the British government.Tech giant accuses Canberra of overreach over its proposal to force it to share revenue with news publishers.Labour’s leader, guided by policy chief Claire Ainsley, is focusing on values rather than policies.British MPs return on Tuesday with a very busy few months ahead.Fine Gael MEP says she’d like to take over from Phil Hogan.Log in to access content and manage your profile. In a forthright letter to Michel Barnier — his EU counterpart — David Frost accused Brussels of demanding the U.K. sign up to obligations on state aid that “any democratic country” would reject, and called their approach to fisheries “unrealistic.”