Finance Minister Sajid Javid urged firms to "adjust" to the reality of Brexit. British firms have warned about "huge" costs and disruption should the UK not reach a trade deal by the end of this year's transition phase.

Croatian PM says EU wants 'good relationship with UK' post-Brexit

2020 in Europe: Brexit, climate targets, Balkans enlargement

People react in the streets of London after Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has finally been approved in Parliament, allowing Britain to become the first country to leave the European Union at the end of the month.

Pushing the Brexit withdrawal bill through Parliament was the easy part for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Securing a comprehensive trade deal quickly with the EU looks far-fetched.

The World in 2020: US election, UK after Brexit, reading recommendations

Brexit, nationalism and record diversity: The UK election has thrown up a heady mix of historic topics for the new Parliament. What five things should you watch out for during lawmakers' inaugural week?

Once upon a time, four British rock stars of the book world - Ken Follett, Lee Child, Jojo Moyes and Kate Mosse - decided to go on an anti-Brexit European crusade to keep hold of their links with their European readers. Along the way they stopped off at FRANCE 24's studios in Paris to talk to Culture Editor Eve Jackson and Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson about their Brexit shame, their disappointment with UK politics and why they felt the need to tell their European fans that they still love them. For

Kalypso Nicolaïdis, a professor of international relations at Oxford University and Franco-Greek author, says the EU needs to pivot the way it thinks from space to time - with a focus on long-term goals - in order to establish lasting peace and unity. Her new book "Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice: Three Meanings of Brexit" uses Greek mythology to draw comparisons between the epic battles that are being fought today and the historic tales of the past. She joined us for Perspective.

The fishing industry is a key issue in the debate over Brexit. But how did an industry that makes up only 0.1% of the UK economy become such a big deal?

Both Labour and the Conservatives have been promising plenty ahead of the UK general election in December, with the big focus on a massive borrowing binge. German industry thinks the Conservatives are "the lesser evil."

Brexit isn’t the only topic that will be hotly discussed at the upcoming EU summit — issues such as top job posts, money and the bloc's expansion will also have to be addressed. But will there be any answers?