Research Briefing
Brexit Glossary
This Commons Library research briefing contains a list of commonly-used terms and acronyms that have needed clarification since the United Kingdom voted in the June 2016 EU referendum.
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Research Briefing
Disputes over the British Indian Ocean Territory: December 2019 update
This paper has been replaced by another Library briefing paper: Disputes over the British Indian Ocean Territory: February 2021 update.
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Research Briefing
UK progress in rolling over EU trade agreements
This short note provides a list of EU trade agreements in force.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: public procurement
Overview of the expected effects of Brexit on public procurement and future policy choices for the UK.
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Research Briefing
Brexit reading list: no deal
This paper provides links to a selection of 2019 publications by private sector organisations, think tanks, research institutes and other academic institutions on a no-deal exit from the EU.
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Research Briefing
Planning for a no-deal Brexit
After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019 the Government intensified planning for a no-deal Brexit and stressed its intention to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. But the UK remained in the EU after 31 October after a further extension of the Article 50 period was agreed with the EU. A no-deal Brexit however remains the default outcome if an agreement is not ratified. This briefing paper provides an overview of Government and EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit, and of recent reports analysing the possible impact of this outcome
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Research Briefing
Hong Kong in 2019
This Commons Library briefing paper examines the factors behind the unrest in Hong Kong in 2019 and the UK/China Joint Declaration.
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Research Briefing
Brexit questions in national and EU courts
It has been predicted that Brexit issues will give rise to many legal actions in UK and other Member States' courts, and the Court of Justice of the EU. While there have not yet been a great many, several cases have been brought by UK citizens living in other EU Member States, while other cases have been interesting for their implications for the UK's future relations with the EU. This paper looks at issues that have been the subject of legal action in UK and EU courts.
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What does the latest Brexit delay mean for the UK and EU?
The UK Government and the EU have a agreed a third extension of the Article 50 period. How was that decision reached? What was agreed? And what are the implications of the UK’s ongoing EU membership?
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Parliament and the three extensions of Article 50
This paper explains the legal and political background to the three extensions of the UK’s EU-exit process under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). It sets out the UK Parliament’s role in the seeking and agreeing to those extension decisions of the European Council.
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Insight
What does the latest Brexit delay mean for the UK and EU?
The UK Government and the EU have a agreed a third extension of the Article 50 period. How was that decision reached? What was agreed? And what are the implications of the UK's ongoing EU membership?
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Fisheries and Brexit
Following Brexit, the UK will no longer be part of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). It will become an independent coastal state and be fully responsible for managing fisheries in the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), extending 200 nautical miles (nm) from shore
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Implications for devolved institutions
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB) has implications for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly. This Insight explains the impacts of the WAB on devolution.
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Research Briefing
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019 was announced in the Queen's Speech on 14 October 2019.
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Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
What does the Withdrawal Agreement Bill say about what will happen to Northern Ireland post-Brexit? How will it translate into UK law the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement that replaced the 'backstop'?
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