My Secret Brexit Diary. Michel Barnier

Thursday, 11 May 2017: Dublin to Dundalk Monday, 22 May 2017: Official mandate Wednesday, 24 May 2017: Battle of the flags Monday, 29 May 2017: Malta Tuesday, 30 May 2017: 759 agreements… Sunday, 11 June 2017: A wager lost… Monday, 12 June 2017: Talks on the talks Sunday, 18 June 2017: A breath of fresh air Monday, 19 June 2017: The first session – at last! Thursday, 22 June 2017: After-dinner conversation Friday, 23 June 2017: Europe is back Tuesday, 27 June 2017: David Davis calling Saturday, 1 July 2017: Tribute to Helmut Kohl Monday, 3 July 2017: Fishing in troubled waters Wednesday, 5 July 2017: Tribute to Simone Veil Thursday, 6 July 2017: Zeebrugge Wednesday, 12 July 2017: No whistling, just the clock ticking Thursday, 13 July 2017: Open day for the British Monday, 17 July 2017: Round two Tuesday, 18 July 2017: Money, money, money… Thursday, 20 July 2017: At the Élysée Palace Thursday, 10 August 2017: Cypriot imbroglio Monday, 28 August 2017: No way! Tuesday, 29 August 2017: Transition period? What transition period? Wednesday, 30 August 2017: ‘Cornering Barnier’ Thursday, 31 August 2017: ‘Your legal analysis is broadly without merit’ Saturday, 2 September 2017: No lessons to be learned Thursday, 7 September 2017: A return to myth Sunday, 17 September 2017: Boris Johnson puts pen to paper Monday, 18 September 2017: English breakfast Tuesday, 19 September 2017: The British offensive Thursday, 21 September 2017: ‘Where there’s a will… ’ Friday, 22 September 2017: In Florence, Theresa May drives the point home Monday, 25 September 2017: Round four Tuesday, 3 October 2017: A resolute Parliament Wednesday, 4 October 2017: Agincourt Thursday, 5 October 2017: Stockholm Friday, 6 October 2017: Hard line from the ambassadors Thursday, 12 October 2017: Brussels – dinner with Theresa May Friday, 20 October 2017: European Council Thursday, 9 November 2017: Rome Monday, 13 November 2017: Warsaw Friday, 24 November 2017: What remains to be done (in the first phase) Monday, 27 November 2017: Tallinn Tuesday, 28 November 2017: Angela Merkel Sunday, 3 December 2017: Finally, some progress… Monday, 4 December 2017: The Irish trap Tuesday, 5 December 2017: London in ferment Wednesday, 6 December 2017: Olly Robbins in Brussels Thursday, 7 December 2017: An evening on the phone Friday, 8 December 2017: Brussels at dawn Monday, 11 December 2017: Non-binding? Tuesday, 12 December 2017: Meghan and Harry Friday, 15 December 2017: European Council and gastronomic competition Notes

      15  2018 Monday, 8 January 2018: ‘After Brexit, the EU will no longer exist’