Talks are Extended but No Progress to Report
With only two months left of 2020, UK-EU trade negotiations continue as the clock ticks louder. Following some communications setbacks in...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Deadlines Pass, Negotiations Continue, EU Remains Seized
Although the UK Prime Minister’s suppositional negotiating deadline may have been last Thursday, UK-EU trade negotiations remain both...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
EU Prepares for Council Summit
With the start of October’s Council Summit only three days away, European leaders have begun speaking out on Brexit and the Commission is...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
EU and UK Treading Water with Legal Action and Continued Negotiations
Last week, the European Union launched formal legal proceedings against the United Kingdom as the two negotiating parties concluded their...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Michel Barnier Gives Update on Negotiations
On 2 September, the EU’s Head of Task Force Relations with the United Kingdom, Michel Barnier, spoke to the Institute of International &...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
The Day of the High Level Conference
Ahead of today’s High Level Conference between Boris Johnson, Charles Michel, Ursula von der Leyen and David Sassoli, rhetoric once again...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Committees Give Final Opinions on EU-UK Recommendations
Over the course of the last week, a final set of European Parliamentary Committees, including ECON, EMPL (employment), ITRE (industry)...
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Elisabeth Laird
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
Barnier has the Final Word this Week
Last week, the UK Government published its draft legal agreement and proposition on the Northern Ireland protocol. The latter has...
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Elisabeth Laird
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
An Update on Northern Ireland
On 30 April, the EU and the UK held their first Specialised Committee meeting on the application and implementation of the Northern...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
European Parliament Begins Weighing in on EU-UK Future Relationship
Development Committee Publishes First Future Relationship Opinion On 24 April, the European Parliament’s Development (DEVE) Committee...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
FTA Negotiations to Resume
In view of travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 containment measures, UK and EU negotiations for a free trade agreement were...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
EPP Supports Transition Period Extension
With all political and policy hands on deck to address the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, Brexit’s timetable is sliding itself...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
EU Responds to COVID-19 Spread with SME Funding
As Europe steps up measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, EU and UK negotiators have decided not to hold the second set of talks in...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Barnier Summarizes First Week of Negotiations
Last week concludes the first week of free trade agreement negotiations between the EU and UK. As the voice representing the EU, Michel...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Rounds of Brexit Timetable Agreed
Last week, both the EU and UK published their opening positions, having formally gained mandates to start negotiations. These...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
EDPS Publishes Opinion on UK-EU Negotiations on Data
On 24 February, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an opinion on the opening of negotiations for a new partnership...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Google to Move UK User Data to the United States
Last week, Google announced its plans to move its British users’ accounts out of EU regulation and into U.S. jurisdiction. Citing...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
EU Leak on Northern Ireland Protocol Oversight
On 14 February, details on how the EU intends to approach the Northern Irish protocol were shared following a document leak to RTE News....
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Elisabeth Laird
- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
European Parliament Releases Resolution on EU-UK Trade Negotiations
On 5 February, the European Parliament held its first meeting of the EU-UK Coordination group (UKCG). The group, under the chairmanship...
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Elisabeth Laird
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
What is Standard Now?
As the clock struck midnight on 1 February, the UK concluded its 47-year membership of the European Union. The UK will, however, remain...
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