The EU – House of Commons Library

2020 CJEU Judgments in Summary

Published Wednesday, June 24, 2020July 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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Fisheries: UK-EU future relationship negotiations

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 9, 2020 Elena Ares

The UK is in the process of negotiating its future relationship with the EU, including fisheries, following Brexit. …

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: governance

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 9, 2020 Stefano Fella, Sylvia de Mars

Governance is one of the principal sticking points in the negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship. This briefing paper outlines the key differences between the UK and EU approach. …

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Brexit: energy and climate change

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 9, 2020 Noel Dempsey, Paul Bolton, Sara Priestley, Suzanna Hinson

A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper discussing key energy and climate change policy in relation to the negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and UK.…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Level playing field

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 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 partnership. 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 and state pensions

Published Thursday, June 11, 2020July 9, 2020 Djuna Thurley

As part of the EU, the UK was part of a system to co-ordinate the social security entitlements for people moving within the EU. This paper looks at the arrangements for those within scope of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement and the ongoing negotiations on the future relationship.…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: social security co-ordination

Published Thursday, June 11, 2020July 9, 2020 Djuna Thurley, Steven Kennedy, Tom Powell

Looks at the negotiations on social security co-ordination arrangements after the end of the Brexit ‘transition period’, in January 2021 …

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Brexit timeline: events leading to the UK’s exit from the European Union

Published Wednesday, June 10, 2020July 9, 2020 Nigel Walker

This paper provides a timeline of the major events leading up to the EU referendum and subsequent dates of note, looking ahead to expected events as the UK and EU negotiate the UK’s exit. …

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions

Published Wednesday, June 03, 2020July 9, 2020 Antony Seely, Claire Mills, Daniel Ferguson, Djuna Thurley, Dominic Webb, Elena Ares, Georgina Hutton, Ilze Jozepa, Joanna Dawson, Jonathan Finlay, Library Specialists, Louise Butcher, Louise Smith, Matthew Ward, Melanie Gower, Sarah Coe, Stefano Fella, Steven Browning, Steven Kennedy, Suzanna Hinson, Sylvia de Mars, Tom Powell

The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements…

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UK-EU future relationship negotiating timetable: extending the transition

Published Tuesday, June 02, 2020July 9, 2020 Stefano Fella

This briefing sets out the timetable for the UK-EU future relationship negotiations. It provides an overview of the debate on whether the post-Brexit transition period should be extended, and explains the process for extending this period.…

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Brexit and UK Defence: An Explainer

Published Tuesday, June 02, 2020July 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 EU’s Mandate for Negotiating a New Partnership with the UK

Published Monday, June 01, 2020July 9, 2020 Graeme Cowie, Nigel Walker, Stefano Fella, Timothy Robinson

A motion on “The EU’s Mandate for Negotiating a New Partnership with the UK” has been scheduled for debate on Thursday 4 June 2020 in the Main Chamber.…

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The UK-EU future relationship: the March 2020 EU draft treaty and negotiations update

Published Wednesday, May 27, 2020July 9, 2020 Claire Mills, Elena Ares, Ilze Jozepa, Joanna Dawson, Melanie Gower, Sarah Coe, Stefano Fella, Suzanna Hinson, Sylvia de Mars

This paper provides an update on the first three rounds of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship and analysis of the draft new partnership treaty tabled by the EU in March 2020…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Transport

Published Tuesday, May 26, 2020July 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 and the draft texts published by the EU in March and the UK Government in May 2020.…

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UK aid: frequently asked questions

Published Monday, May 04, 2020July 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 and chemicals regulation (REACH)

Published Friday, May 01, 2020July 9, 2020 Chris Rhodes, Georgina Hutton

A House of Commons Library briefing paper discussing the EU REACH regulation for chemicals, the impact of Brexit on the chemicals industry and UK Government plans for a separate UK REACH regime after the end of the transition period.…

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