On 29 March 2017, Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister, triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty; the possibility of withdrawal was highly controversial before that. The Article 50 provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period.

See also our previous package on <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/brexit-8th-parliamentary-term_1603_pk">Brexit</a>.

Brexit

On 29 March 2017, Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister, triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty; the possibility of withdrawal was highly controversial before that. The Article 50 provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period.

Brexit - 8th Parliamentary term

REGI Committee - Exchange of views with Vaughan Gething, Minister for Economy of Wales on Brexit and the cooperation of Wales with the European Union

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - EU - UK relations

EP Plenary session - Brexit Adjustment Reserve

Press conference - Brexit Adjustment Reserve

EP Plenary session - Announcement of results - Brexit

EP Plenary session - Announcement of results - Brexit.

Press conference - The vote on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

EP Plenary session - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement and Future EU-UK relations

UK Coordination group meeting

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Michel BARNIER, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom.

CCC Conference - Exchange of views with Maros SEFCOVIC, Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

AFET -INTA - EU-UK trade agreement concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information

CCC Committee - Exchange of views with Michel BARNIER, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

INTA-AFET - Committee on International Trade and Committee on Foreign Affairs Joint meeting

PECH - Committee on Fisheries - Debriefing on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK by representatives of the European Commission's Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

EP plenary session - Future Relations between the EU and the UK

Press conference by Younous Omarjee, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development, and Pascal Arimont, Rapporteur, on Brexit Adjustment Reserve

Press conference by Martin SCHIRDEWAN, GUE/NGL Co-President, and Mary Lou McDONALD, on “Brexit and the Irish peace process ahead of EU Summit”

Åbning af mødet

Højtideligholdelsen af tiåret for Lissabontraktaten og det juridisk bindende charter om grundlæggende rettigheder (forhandling)

Konklusioner fra Det Europæiske Råds møde den 12. og 13. december 2019 (forhandling)

Genoptagelse af mødet

Overrækkelse af Sakharov-prisen (højtideligt møde)

Afstemningstid

Stemmeforklaringer

Stemmerettelser og -intentioner: se protokollen

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde: se protokollen

Forenelighed mellem EU's nuværende frihandelsaftale med Mercosur og Kommissionens forslag til en europæisk grøn aftale (forhandling) (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Situationen for uygurerne i Kina ("China cables") (forhandling)

Den humanitære situation i Venezuela og migrations- og flygtningekrisen (forhandling)

Situationen for menneskerettigheder og demokrati i Nicaragua (forhandling)

Voldelig nedkæmpelse af de seneste protester i Iran (forhandling)

Udvalgenes og delegationernes sammensætning: se protokollen

En EU-strategi for at udrydde kønslemlæstelse af piger og kvinder i hele verden (forhandling)

Dagsorden for næste møde: se protokollen

Hævelse af mødet

Plenary

Press conference by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, on “Brexit and other topical issues”

Brexit Debate

Meddelelse fra formanden

Konklusionerne fra Det Europæiske Råd den 21.-22. marts 2019 (forhandling)

Håndhævelseskrav og særlige regler i forbindelse med udstationering af førere i vejtransportsektoren - Daglig og ugentlig køretid, minimumspauser samt hviletid og lokalisering ved hjælp af takografer - Tilpasning til udviklingen i vejtransportsektoren (forhandling)

De politiske gruppers sammensætning: se protokollen

Reduktion af visse plastprodukters miljøpåvirkning (forhandling)

EU-gødningsprodukter (forhandling)

Fastlæggelse af listen over de tredjelande, hvis statsborgere skal være i besiddelse af visum ved passage af de ydre grænser, og listen over de tredjelande, hvis statsborgere er fritaget for dette krav (Kosovo) (forhandling)

Overslag over indtægter og udgifter for regnskabsåret 2020 - Sektion I - Europa-Parlamentet (forhandling)

Kvaliteten af drikkevand (forhandling)

Interoperabilitet mellem EU-informationssystemer inden for politisamarbejde og retligt samarbejde, asyl og migration - Interoperabilitet mellem EU-informationssystemer inden for grænser og visum (forhandling) (forhandling)

Rammer for forebyggende rekonstruktion, muligheden for en ny chance og foranstaltninger med henblik på mere effektive procedurer for rekonstruktion, insolvensbehandling og gældssanering (forhandling)

Udøvelse af ophavsretten og beslægtede rettigheder, der gælder for visse af radio- og TV-selskabernes onlinetransmissioner (forhandling)

Afgørelse om oprettelse af en europæisk fredsfacilitet (forhandling)

Forhandlinger forud for Parlamentets førstebehandling (artikel 69c) (opfølgning): se protokollen

Klimaændringer (forhandling)

Forberedelse af Det Europæiske Råds møde den 21.-22. marts (forhandling)

Samarbejdsaftale om partnerskab og udvikling mellem EU og Afghanistan (A8-0026/2019 - Anna Elżbieta Fotyga)

Anbefalingerne med henblik på indledning af handelsforhandlinger mellem EU og USA (forhandling)

Det europæiske semester for samordning af de økonomiske politikker: Den årlige vækstundersøgelse 2019 - Det europæiske semester for samordning af de økonomiske politikker: Beskæftigelsesmæssige og sociale aspekter i den årlige vækstundersøgelse 2019 (forhandling)

Minimumsdækning af tab for misligholdte eksponeringer (forhandling)

Oprettelse af Den Europæiske Monetære Fond (forhandling)

Sikring af konkurrencen inden for lufttransport (forhandling)

Retningslinjer for budgettet for 2020 - Sektion III (forhandling)

Situationen i Nicaragua (forhandling)

Kompetence, anerkendelse og fuldbyrdelse af afgørelser i ægteskabssager og i sager vedrørende forældreansvar samt internationale barnebortførelser (forhandling)

press point by A. TAJANI, EP President & G. VERHOFSTADT, EP Brexit coordinator following the meeting with Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister

Genoptagelse af sessionen

Højtideligt møde - International mindedag for holocaust

Erklæringer fra formanden

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde

Meddelelse fra formanden: se protokollen

Parlamentets sammensætning: se protokollen

Valgs prøvelse: se protokollen

Forhandlinger forud for Parlamentets førstebehandling (forretningsordenens artikel 69c): se protokollen

Undertegnelse af retsakter vedtaget efter den almindelige lovgivningsprocedure (forretningsordenens artikel 78): se protokollen

Arbejdsplan

Det Forenede Kongeriges udtræden af EU (forhandling)

Bekæmpelse af klimaet af had og fysisk vold mod demokratisk valgte mandatindehavere (forhandling)

Retsstatsprincippet og grundlæggende rettigheder i Ungarn - udviklingen siden septemer 2018 (forhandling)

Situationen i Venezuela (forhandling)

Den seneste udvikling i forbindelserne hen over Taiwanstrædet mellem Kina og Taiwan (forhandling)

Status for handelsforhandlingerne mellem USA og EU (forhandling)

Implementering af topdomænenavnet .eu og dets funktion (forhandling)

Årlig beretning om konkurrencepolitikken (forhandling)

Årsrapport 2017 om beskyttelse af Den Europæiske Unions finansielle interesser - bekæmpelse af svig (forhandling)

Strategier for romaernes integration (forhandling)

Ændringer til Parlamentets forretningsorden (forhandling)

Indlæg af et minuts varighed om politisk vigtige sager

Plenary session

Erklæring fra formanden

Drøftelse med Spaniens premierminister, Pedro Sánchez, om Europas fremtid (forhandling)

Omfattende europæisk uddannelse og forskning i og historiebevidsthed om den totalitære fortid (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Situationen for de grundlæggende rettigheder i Den Europæiske Union i 2017 (forhandling)

Bekæmpelse af forsinket betaling i handelstransaktioner (forhandling)

Årsberetning om Den Europæiske Investeringsbanks finansielle aktiviteter (forhandling)

Årlig rapport om kontrol med EIB's finansielle aktiviteter for 2017 (forhandling)

Ændring af dagsordenen: se protokollen

Beskyttelse af Unionens budget i tilfælde af generaliserede mangler i medlemsstaterne for så vidt angår retsstatsprincippet: se protokollen (forhandling)

Fastlæggelse af "Fiscalisprogrammet" for samarbejde på beskatningsområdet (forhandling)

Oprettelse af programmet for rettigheder og værdier (forhandling)

Programmet for nuklear dekommissionering af Ignalina-atomkraftværket i Litauen (forhandling)

Dagsorden for næste møde

Det Forenede Kongeriges udtræden af Den Europæiske Union

Forberedelse af regeringskonferencen i Marrakesh den 10. og 11. december om FN's globale aftale om migration

Handicappede kvinders situation

Velkomstord

Fremsendelse af beslutninger vedtaget under dette møde

Tidspunkt for næste møde

Press Point by Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, Michel BARNIER, and EP Brexit coordinator GUY VERHOFSTADT

EYE 2018 - Brexit: Take a sad song and make it better

Press Point: Guy VERHOFSTADT - EP Brexit Coordinator

UNKN

Retningslinjer for rammen for de fremtidige forbindelser mellem EU og UK (forhandling)

Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (debate)

Antonio TAJANI - EP President - and Guy VERHOFSTADT - EP coordinator for Brexit

Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024)", have a look back at the different legislative and political achievements reached by the EP. On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) government gave notice of its intention to leave the European Union (EU), following the outcome of the June 2016 referendum and in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Article 50(2) TEU provides that a withdrawal agreement should set out the terms of such a separation, taking the framework of the departing state's future relationship with the Union into account

European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Agreement on future relations with the United Kingdom

This infoclip shows the most important steps and moments of the Presidency of the European Commission of Ursula von der LEYEN (2019-2023). The footage, in particular, includes the election as a President and of the European Commission's college; Meetings with the Presidents of the EU institutions; her main interventions in debates on Next Generation EU legislation, Green Deal, EU vaccines campaign against Covid-19, the war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine, the Conference on the Future of Europe and previous State of the Union debates in Strasbourg.

Memoclip: Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and the European Parliament (2019-2023)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council asign 6 COD LEX on Southern Bluefin Tuna, ELTIF Regulation, National Accounts, Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-27, Brexit Withdrawal Agreement/Trade and Cooperation Agreement, MDR and IVDR

Lex signing ceremony: signature of six COD LEX texts by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs

MEPs vote on the following topics: Recommendation to the Council taking stock of the functioning of the EEAS and for a stronger EU in the world - Urmas PAET (Renew, EE), EU/United States Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV - Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE), The further repressions against the people of Belarus - Motions for resolutions, European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 - Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS (S&D, ES), Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU - Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT), EU-Armenia relations - Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG) and EU-Azerbaijan relations - Željana ZOVKO (EPP, HR).

Voting session, including The further repressions against the people of Belarus and the Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Brexit): statement by Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D,PT) Rapporteur

MEPs take stock of the implementation of the rules governing EU-UK relations since 2020, including the recent Windsor Framework deal. Closing statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and by Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D,PT), Rapporteur.

EU-UK relations: Closing statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and by Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT), Rapporteur

MEPs take stock of the implementation of the rules governing EU-UK relations since 2020, including the recent Windsor Framework deal. MEPs debate (part 2).

EU-UK relations: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs take stock of the implementation of the rules governing EU-UK relations since 2020, including the recent Windsor Framework deal. MEPs debate (part 1).

EU-UK relations: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs take stock of the implementation of the rules governing EU-UK relations since 2020, including the recent Windsor Framework deal. Opening statement by Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D,PT), Rapporteur, by Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D,AT), AFET, Seán KELLY (EPP,IE), INTA; Loránt VINCZE (EPP,RO), LIBE; by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP,ES), PETI.

Joint debate - EU-UK relations: Opening statement by Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D,PT), Rapporteur, Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D,AT), Seán KELLY (EPP,IE); Loránt VINCZE (EPP,RO), Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, VP of the EC, and by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP,ES)

The EP Conference of Presidents is held with Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight on the state of play regarding the relationship with the United Kingdom and recent developments in respect of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Extracts from the arrival and roundtable.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, VP of the EC in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight on the state of play regarding the relationship with the United Kingdom: arrival and roundtable

MEPs debate and vote on a €5.4 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve to help member states deal with the economic, social and territorial impact of the UK's departure from the EU. Measures that qualify for funding must be specifically set up to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and environmental consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Extracts from the debate (14/09), from the vote and statement by Pascal ARIMONT (EPP,BE), rapporteur on Brexit Adjustment Reserve during the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Brexit Adjustment Reserve: extracts from the debate (14/09), statement by Pascal ARIMONT (EPP,BE), rapporteur, and extracts from the vote

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate in the joint debate on Brexit Adjustment Reserve. Closing statements by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion.

Joint debate - Brexit Adjustment Reserve: closing statement by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate in the joint debate on Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

Joint debate - Brexit Adjustment Reserve: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate in the joint debate on Brexit Adjustment Reserve. Opening statements by Pascal ARIMONT (EPP,BE) and by Pierre LARROUTUROU (S&D,FR), rapporteurs, Valérie HAYER (Renew Europe, FR) for the EP Committee on Budget, François-Xavier BELLAMY (EPP, FR) for the EP Committee on Fisheries, and Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms.

Joint debate - Brexit Adjustment Reserve: opening statements by Pascal ARIMONT (EPP, BE) and by Pierre LARROUTUROU (S&D, FR), rapporteurs and by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion

MEP'erne vender tilbage til Strasbourg – eller opkobler eksternt – til det første plenarmøde efter sommeren. På dagsordenen: Debatten om Den Europæiske Unions tilstand, en afstemning om Afghanistan-krisen, en fond til at afbøde virkningerne af Brexit og meget mere.

På dagsordenen i Strasbourg: Unionens tilstand, Afghanistan og bedre respons på sundhedskriser

Endnu engang tilbage i Strasbourg vedtog Parlamentet det digitale covid-certifikat, der skal lette sikker bevægelse i EU, og formanden annoncerede vinderen af LUX-publikumsprisen. MEP'erne opfordrede til bedre beskyttelse af miljø og dyr og støttede en finansiering, der skal hjælpe virksomheder på fode igen efter indvirkningen af brexit.

Højdepunkter fra plenarmødet: Covid-certifikat, brexit og LUX-publikumspris

Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR), Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), and Pascal ARIMONT (EPP, BE), rapporteur, give a joint press conference on Brexit Adjustment Reserve, in the European Parliament in Brussels. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Press conference on Brexit Adjustment Reserve by Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR), REGI Chair, and Pascal ARIMONT (EPP, BE), rapporteur

Ambiance shots of the arrivals prior to the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels,

Ambiance shots of the arrivals prior to the plenary session

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REGI Committee - Exchange of views with Vaughan Gething, Minister for Economy of Wales on Brexit and the cooperation of Wales with the European Union

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - EU - UK relations

EP Plenary session - Brexit Adjustment Reserve

Press conference - Brexit Adjustment Reserve

EP Plenary session - Announcement of results - Brexit

EP Plenary session - Announcement of results - Brexit.

Press conference - The vote on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

EP Plenary session - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement and Future EU-UK relations

EP Plenary session - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement and Future EU-UK relations

UK Coordination group meeting

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Michel BARNIER, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom.

CCC Conference - Exchange of views with Maros SEFCOVIC, Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

AFET -INTA - EU-UK trade agreement concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information

CCC Committee - Exchange of views with Michel BARNIER, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

INTA-AFET - Committee on International Trade and Committee on Foreign Affairs Joint meeting

INTA-AFET - Committee on International Trade and Committee on Foreign Affairs Joint meeting

PECH - Committee on Fisheries - Debriefing on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK by representatives of the European Commission's Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

EP plenary session - Future Relations between the EU and the UK