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British Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin in the first of visits with leaders of Germany and France in a last-gasp bid to keep the United Kingdom from crashing out of the European Union later this week. May's huddles with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris come on the eve of another tension-packed summit in Brussels.
US President Joe Biden touches down in Brussels ahead of taking part in NATO, G7 and EU Summits. He greets Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo on the tarmac. IMAGES
UK negotiator for Brexit David Frost remains in Brussels for ongoing Brexit talks. Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday 14 December signalled there was a "narrow path" to a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, as key sticking points remain after both sides abandoned a supposed make-or-break deadline. Without a post-Brexit deal, Britain's trade with its biggest market would in future operate on pared-down World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, including tariffs and quotas. IMAGES
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost arrives at the European Commission in Brussels, in a bid to save the dying hopes of a post-Brexit trade pact, after the latest round of negotiations broke up without agreement. IMAGES
British minister Michael Gove arrives in Brussels ahead of a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič to tackle post-Brexit trade issues. IMAGES of Michael Gove arriving
Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte says he's 'cautiously optimistic' that the EU and UK will manage to secure a deal before the Brexit deadline at the end of the year. Rutte and his RENEW political counterparts, including Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, European Council President Charles Michel and Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, arrive in Brussels for a meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit. IMAGES