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

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 House of Commons Library 1 Views

This paper provides a timeline of the major events leading up to the EU referendum and subsequent dates of note,…

Brexit Research Briefing The EU

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

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 House of Commons Library 5 Views

This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports…

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Brexit: Proposals for the future UK-EU relationship

April 18, 2019April 25, 2019 House of Commons Library 0 Views

The House of Commons has voted on various options for the future UK-EU relationship in the hope that an agreed…

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2018 CJEU Judgments in Summary

April 18, 2019April 25, 2019 0 Views

This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2018.…

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Brexit delayed again: until 31 October 2019?

April 17, 2019April 25, 2019 Rosie Barber 0 Views

The EU has agreed to extend Article 50 a second time. This could delay Brexit until 31 October 2019. This…

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Brexit reading list: general coverage

April 16, 2019April 24, 2019 House of Commons Library 0 Views

This paper provides links to a selection of analysis and comment on general ‘Brexit’ coverage.…

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Brexit: devolved legislature business

April 15, 2019April 23, 2019 House of Commons Library 1 Views

This paper is a record of Brexit-related business in the devolved legislatures. It is updated every Monday when the legislatures…

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EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit

April 12, 2019April 23, 2019 0 Views

The EU and the other 27 Member States have been preparing for a possible no-deal Brexit. The European Commission has…

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The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement

April 11, 2019April 18, 2019 admin 0 Views

This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November.…

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The Fisheries Bill 2017-19

April 11, 2019April 18, 2019 admin 0 Views

Committee stage of the Fisheries Bill 2017-19 in the House of Commons was completed on 17 December 2018. The Bill…

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Are we preparing for European Parliamentary elections?

April 9, 2019 House of Commons Library 1103 Views Neil Johnston

The Government made the European Parliamentary Elections (Appointed Day of Poll) Order 2019. This sets 23 May as the date for the European parliament elections in the UK. But if we are leaving the EU why are we electing MEPs?…

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Brexit and medicines regulation

April 9, 2019April 15, 2019 Rosie Barber 2 Views

This briefing paper provides an overview of current medicines regulation in the UK and EU, Brexit negotiations so far on…

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The Cooper Act and Article 50 – a new role for Parliament?

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 House of Commons Library 1190 Views Graeme Cowie

What does the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill (the so called Cooper Act) mean for extending Article 50? What is Parliament’s new role in the process? This Insight explains. …