Brexit: EU "keeps preparing for a no deal", says chief negotiator The European Union "keeps preparing for a no deal", says EU chief negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier, during a press conference in Nicosia as he visits Cyprus, adding that it "will not be the EU's choice". Barnier also calls on Turkey to "show restraint" and "respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus" concerning Turkey's bid to drill inside the island's exclusive economic zone. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES