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What is happening in the UK-EU future relationship negotiations?

Published Tuesday, April 07, 2020April 7, 2020 Fergal Davis Stefano Fella

The UK-EU future relationship negotiations are stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This Insight examines the timeline for those negotiations. …

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2020 CJEU Judgments in Summary

Published Friday, April 03, 2020April 9, 2020 Sylvia de Mars

This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2020.…

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Coronavirus: Support for economies by European and other states

Published Tuesday, March 31, 2020April 9, 2020 Ben Smith, Daniel Harari, Ilze Jozepa, John Curtis, Stefano Fella

What economic support have governments given to businesses and individuals to tackle the impact of the coronavirus? This paper looks at the policies put in place by the EU, governments in Europe, the US and other developed countries.…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Transport

Published Monday, March 30, 2020April 9, 2020 Louise Butcher

This short paper summarises the key transport issues on which the UK and the EU will seek to reach agreement over the course of 2020, as set out in their February 2020 negotiating positions. …

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Level playing field

Published Tuesday, March 17, 2020April 9, 2020 Antony Seely, Daniel Ferguson, Ilze Jozepa, Louise Smith, Sara Priestley, Stefano Fella, Steven Browning

The so-called level playing field – rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change – are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future relationship. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.…

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Brexit: the financial settlement – a summary

Published Monday, March 16, 2020April 9, 2020 Matthew Keep

The financial settlement – often labelled the ‘exit bill’ or ‘divorce bill’ – sets out how the UK and EU are settling their outstanding financial commitments to each other.…

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Brexit: the financial settlement – in detail

Published Monday, March 16, 2020April 9, 2020 Matthew Keep

The financial settlement – often labelled the ‘exit bill’ or ‘divorce bill’ – sets out how the UK and EU are settling their outstanding financial commitments to each other. This briefing covers the settlement in detail including the settlement’s origins, negotiations and the legal form it takes in the Withdrawal Agreement.…

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E-petitions: Suspending Brexit for a public inquiry

Published Thursday, March 05, 2020April 9, 2020 Graeme Cowie

MPs will debate two petitions from the last Parliament on Monday 23 March 2020 in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm. Both petitions called for the postponement of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union to allow a public inquiry to take place into the referendum process.…

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Brexit next steps: Defence and foreign policy co-operation

Published Thursday, March 05, 2020March 5, 2020 Fergal Davis Claire Mills

The UK has played a key role in EU defence and foreign policy co-operation. How will that co-operation be affected now that the UK has left the EU and entered the transition period?…

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Brexit and UK Defence: An Explainer

Published Wednesday, March 04, 2020April 9, 2020 Claire Mills

A number of initiatives to further the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy have been agreed, with the participation of the UK, since the Brexit referendum in 2016. What do they entail and what will be the impact for the UK now that it is no longer an EU Member State? …

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: process and issues

Published Monday, March 02, 2020April 9, 2020 Claire Mills, Dominic Webb, Elena Ares, Graeme Cowie, Ilze Jozepa, Joanna Dawson, Stefano Fella, Steven Browning, Sylvia de Mars

The UK and EU begin negotiations over their future relationship this week. This paper outlines the UK and EU’s objectives, the main issues of contention and the process being followed in the negotiations …

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EU Settlement Scheme

Published Tuesday, February 25, 2020April 9, 2020 Hannah Wilkins, Melissa Macdonald, Neil Johnston, Steven Kennedy, Susan Hubble, Tom Powell

This briefing provides an overview of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The scheme has been introduced to allow EU, EEA and Swiss nationals, and their close family members, to apply to remain in the UK following its departure from the European Union. …

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Constitutional implications of the Withdrawal Agreement legislation

Published Thursday, February 20, 2020April 9, 2020 David Torrance, Graeme Cowie, Richard Kelly, Sylvia de Mars

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 at 11pm GMT with a ratified Withdrawal Agreement. The changes brought about by Brexit have been implemented predominantly through the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. This briefing paper explains the constitutional and legal implications of those two Acts, taken together, and what it means for the next part of the Brexit process.…

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Brexit next steps: The European Arrest Warrant

Published Thursday, February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jennifer Brown Joanna Dawson

The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a simplified system for extradition between EU Member States. As a member of the…

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UK aid: frequently asked questions

Published Wednesday, February 19, 2020April 9, 2020 Ilze Jozepa, Jon Lunn, Philip Brien

What is aid? What is the UN 0.7% aid target and why has the UK adopted it? Which government departments spend UK aid? What impact does UK aid have? What will be the impact of Brexit on UK aid? These and other questions are answered in an accessible way in this briefing paper.…

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Brexit: a reading list of post-EU Referendum publications by Parliament and the Devolved Assemblies

Published Monday, February 17, 2020April 9, 2020 Julie Gill

This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports by Parliamentary and Devolved Assembly committees following the result of the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.…

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