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BRUSSELS | The Latest: Luxembourg blames UK lawmakers for Brexit snags

BRUSSELS | The Latest: Luxembourg blames UK lawmakers for Brexit snags

BRUSSELS — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):

11:05 a.m. Luxembourg’s prime minister has put the blame for the continuing impasse over Britain‘s withdrawal from the European Union clearly with the U.K. parliament and instead praised Prime Minister Theresa May for her efforts.

Xavier Bettel said that “Theresa May is clear. Westminster is not clear. The problem is the MPs in London,”…

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BRUSSELS | The Latest: Brexit: Belgium warns about 'no-deal' scenario

BRUSSELS | The Latest: Brexit: Belgium warns about ‘no-deal’ scenario

BRUSSELS  — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):

10:20 a.m. Belgium’s prime minister says European Union leaders aren’t convinced that Britain can respect their Brexit agreement and they are planning for a potentially catastrophic “no-deal” scenario.

Charles Michel said Friday that “very objectively, the signals that we heard yesterday are not especially reassuring about the capacity in…

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BRUSSELS | EU could hold Brexit summit next month if UK needs clear

BRUSSELS | EU could hold Brexit summit next month if UK needs clear

BRUSSELS — Croatia’s prime minister says European Union leaders could meet in January for a new Brexit summit once Britain clarifies exactly what help it needs to pass the deal in the U.K. Parliament.

Andrej Plenkovic said Friday that “if there is a need we can always convene, but nothing in that respect was concluded yesterday” during Brexit talks in Brussels.

British Prime Minister Theresa May…

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BRUSSELS | EU official Tusk says bloc won't renegotiate deal with UK as he calls a Brexit summit for Thursday

BRUSSELS | EU official Tusk says bloc won’t renegotiate deal with UK as he calls a Brexit summit for Thursday

BRUSSELS— EU official Tusk says bloc won’t renegotiate deal with UK as he calls a Brexit summit for Thursday

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Germany confident Gibraltar will be settled before Sunday's Brexit summit

Germany confident Gibraltar will be settled before Sunday’s Brexit summit

The German government is working on the assumption that all open questions regarding an agreement on Britain’s exit from the European Union will be settled by the time of a meeting of the EU’s leaders on Sunday, a government spokesman said.

Government spokesman Steffen Seibert was responding to a question on Gibraltar, the British exclave on the coast of Spain, after Spain’s Prime Minister…

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BRUSSELS | EU leaders gather for Brexit summit with deal in balance

BRUSSELS | EU leaders gather for Brexit summit with deal in balance

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders were converging on Brussels Wednesday for what had been billed as a “moment of truth” Brexit summit but which now holds little promise for a breakthrough.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to urge her counterparts to give ground on Britain’s departure from the bloc, while EU leaders hope she brings “concrete proposals” to break the deadlock.

EU Council…

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BRUSSELS | The Latest: EU plays down US trade offer to Britain

BRUSSELS | The Latest: EU plays down US trade offer to Britain

BRUSSELS — The Latest on Britain’s upcoming exit from the European Union (all times local):

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The European Union’s top trade official is playing down the importance of a U.S. announcement that it will pursue a trade deal with Britain, noting London cannot negotiate such pacts until it leaves the bloc.

The U.S. administration has notified Congress that it will seek trade pacts with the EU,…

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BRUSSELS | EU leaders gather for 'moment of truth' Brexit summit

BRUSSELS | EU leaders gather for ‘moment of truth’ Brexit summit

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are converging on Brussels for what had been billed as a “moment of truth” Brexit summit but which now holds little promise for a breakthrough.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to urge her counterparts to give ground on Britain’s departure from the bloc, while EU leaders hope she brings “concrete proposals” to break the deadlock.

EU Council President…

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