Boris Johnson travels to Brussels for dinner with Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday as both sides seek to save Brexit trade negotiations. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold one more crisis call on Sunday to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks. The UK and the European Union (EU) have yet … Had the Brexit … Johnson, von der Leyen to meet in Brussels as Brexit clock ticks. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold another crisis call on Sunday to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks. Understand there were four calls between PM and EU chief Von Der Leyen yday to get Brexit deal over the line. Ian Wishart. (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s call to review the state of the Brexit negotiations has started, according to an official familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. ©2020 Bloomberg L.P. January 8, 2020 - New European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visits No 10 to warn Mr Johnson the timetable for a post-Brexit trade deal is 'very, very tight'. European leaders were not planning to discuss Brexit, though Ms. von der Leyen is expected to brief them on her talks with Mr. Johnson. Brexit negotiations: Johnson in eleventh-hour discussion with von der Leyen . Brexit talks are set to enter a decisive phase with chief negotiators admitting there are "significant divergences." Tim Ross. Both the UK and the EU fear they will be unable to reach a deal before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. Thomas Scripps. Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen look set to meet in person this week in a bid to break the stalemate in post-Brexit trade deal talks. Boris Johnson is having dinner with the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels tonight, in an attempt to reach a breakthrough on a post-Brexit trade deal. Negotiations on a Brexit deal will continue, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said after speaking Sunday.. BRUSSELS: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks … Brussels (Belgium).- (FILE) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) gestures towards European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) welcoming him prior to post-Brexit … Prime minister Boris Johnson and European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to “intensify” Brexit trade talks, during a video conference call on Saturday. Ursula von der Leyen News – Brexit news: Boris slammed for not taking ‘advantage of freedoms out of EU’ | Politics | News Vocal Eurosceptic John Redwood this morning demanded to know why, months after the transition period ended, Mr Johnson hasn’t turbo-charged Brexit Britain. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen are set to meet in a last-ditch attempt to resolve the Brexit impasse. Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in bid to save talks Coveney warns mood is shifting from compromise to preparing for no-deal outcome Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 01:54 Updated: Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 06:34 Brexit trade talks stuck on three critical issues as 'significant differences remain', say UK and EU leaders. In a joint statement, von der Leyen and Johnson said they had a "useful" phone call in which they discussed the "major unresolved topics" of the talks about the future relationship. Johnson and von der Leyen spoke on Monday, when they “took stock (…) of the ongoing negotiations,” they said in a joint statement, adding that they “agreed that the conditions for finalizing an agreement” on post-Brexit relations were missing, with three critical issues: a so … Sunday is just the latest in a string of supposedly hard deadlines for the negotiations but, with Britain due to leave the EU single market in 19 days, tensions are rising. Johnson and Von Der Leyen Seek Brexit Breakthrough at Dinner By . The Brexit transition period is due to conclude on December 31, but negotiating teams from the European Union and the UK have thus far failed to agree on the terms of a future trading relationship. HOPES of a last-minute Brexit EU-UK trade deal have been dealt another blow. 8 December 2020. 09.12.20 Brexit: 'Large gaps' remain after tonight's talks end between Johnson and von der Leyen 06.12.20 Explainer: Is this the final throw of the dice before a post-Brexit deal is struck? Prime minister Boris Johnson and European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to “intensify” Brexit trade talks, during a video conference call on Saturday. BRUSSELS: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold another crisis call on Sunday to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks. Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will speak at lunchtime today in a bid to save faltering post-Brexit trade negotiations. URSULA VON DER LEYEN's threats to the UK have only served to push Boris Johnson to ensure Brexit Britain will see more vaccine production at home. Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will hold personal talks this weekend in an attempt to take Brexit trade negotiations into the so-called tunnel phase. Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have begun an intensified phase of “hotline” talks as the two sides strive to agree a Brexit trade deal by Wednesday night. and . Brexit Transition Competition and Industrial Policy Cybersecurity and Data Protection ... “Von der Leyen is not the problem,” said Hannah Neumann, a German Green MEP who authored a report on gender equality in foreign policy.