Insight
‘Equivalence’ with the EU on financial services
Equivalence is a system which can be used to grant domestic market access to foreign firms in certain areas of financial services.
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Insight
End of the Brexit transition period: What will change?
This Insight explains some of the key changes after the transition period and how the UK and EU are preparing for them.
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Insight
UK Parliament’s role in ratifying a UK-EU future relationship treaty
Although the UK Parliament normally has a statutory period to scrutinise and potentially debate any new UK-EU treaty, it won’t necessarily vote on whether to approve it.
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Research Briefing
Family visa requirements: future changes affecting British citizens in the EU
This briefing provides background to changes to UK visa requirements affecting non-British family members of British citizens living in the UK, which the Government plans will take effect from late March 2022. It also summarises campaigners' calls for a change of policy, and related debates during the passage of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21.
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Research Briefing
UK subsidy policy: first steps
Having left the EU, the government is setting up for an independent UK state aid or ‘subsidy control’ regime, based on WTO rules and its international commitments. This briefing sets out the background of the new approach and the negotiations on state aid with the EU.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions: Suspending Brexit for a public inquiry; extending the transition period to delay negotiations
MPs will debate three petitions on Monday 5 October 2020 in Westminster Hall at 6pm. The first two call for a public inquiry to take place into the 2016 referendum on EU membership. One of these calls for Brexit to be deferred in the meantime. The third petition calls for the post-Brexit transition period to be deferred to allow more time for the UK-EU future relationship negotiations.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement: dispute settlement and EU powers
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK in relation to an alleged breach of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. This briefing paper provides an overview of the ongoing powers of the EU institutions in relation to UK compliance with EU law and the Withdrawal Agreement during the post-Brexit transition period, and outlines the dispute settlement procedures that will come into operation after the transition period.
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Research Briefing
A guide to the EU budget
This note considers the EU's spending and how it is financed.
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Research Briefing
Principles of International Law: a brief guide
This briefing provides a brief overview of principles of international law, including how it works, its sources, and what happens when states breach their international obligations.
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Research Briefing
The European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank lends to projects that contribute to growth and employment within Europe. This briefing gives a short overview of the Bank's membership and operation, and its future relationship with the UK.
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Research Briefing
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21
This briefing paper sets out the background to the UK Internal Market Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 9 September 2020.
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Research Briefing
EU funding in the UK
This Commons Library briefing looks at the funding received by the UK from EU institutions and considers the implications of Brexit on the EU as a source of funding for regional development, agriculture support, research and innovation and other areas.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: functions and tasks
This briefing paper provides an overview of the responsibilities of the Joint Committee, established to oversee the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. It sets out the tasks that need to be undertaken by the Joint Committee and indicates whether they have been completed.
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Insight
UK-EU future relationship: Can a deal be reached in time?
This Insight outlines the timeline and state of play in the UK-EU negotiations.
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Research Briefing
UK-EU future relationship negotiations update: is an agreement possible?
This paper provides an update on the UK-EU future relationship negotiations following intensified negotiations in June and July 2020. It explores the prospects for an agreement in time for the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31 December
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