EU’s Barnier announces terms of U.K. Brexit deal
By Bloomberg
17 October 2019 |
1:16 pm
EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier speaks at a news conference in Brussels after a Brexit deal was reached between the U.K. and European Union.
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