Until the UK withdraws from the EU, all rights and obligations deriving from EU membership continue to apply in the UK.

 
The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK is not a member of the Schengen Area. There are 73 members of the European Parliament from the UK.

EU - United Kingdom

MEPs and UK MPs met&nbsp;in Brussels on 3 and 4 July for the third EU-United Kingdom Parliamentary Partnership Assembly to discuss, among other issues, the state of play within the Partnership Council, EU-UK common efforts to support Ukraine, and cooperation on trade and industrial policy - including responses to the US Inflation Reduction Act.&nbsp;

EU-UK relations are changed&nbsp;following Brexit and the deal reached at the end of 2020. The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020, after 47 years of EU membership. The UK has lost all the rights and benefits it had as an EU Member State and is no longer a part of the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union.

The EU-UK withdrawal agreement in force since 1 February 2020, ensured that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU happened in an orderly manner, and protects the rights of EU citizens and UK nationals, the EU’s financial interests, and peace and stability on the island of Ireland.

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK sets out preferential arrangements in areas such as trade in goods and in services, digital trade, intellectual property, public procurement, aviation and road transport, energy, fisheries, social security coordination, law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, thematic cooperation and participation in Union programmes.&nbsp; In April 2021 the European Parliament voted with a large majority in favour of granting also its consent to the agreement.

EU - UK relations

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.

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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

This package contains the events of 2020. For latest events, see related links.

The UK leaving the EU is not the end of cooperation. Discussions start to determine how the two will work together. Based on the European Commission’s draft negotiating directives, which were presented by EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday 3 February, the resolution will provide the Parliament’s initial input to the upcoming negotiations with the British government on a new partnership after Brexit.

The transition period starting on 1 February is set to expire at the end of December 2020. Any agreement on the future EU-UK relationship will have to be fully concluded before that point if it is to come into force on 1 January 2021. The transition period can be extended once for one to two years, but the decision to do so must be taken by the EU-UK Joint Committee before 1 July 2020. Parliament will have to approve any future relationship agreement. If such an agreement refers to competences that the EU shares with member states, then national parliaments will also need to ratify it.

EU - UK relations (2020)

MEPs, together with Commission and Council representatives, debate the preparations for the first EU-UK summit on British soil since Brexit.

EU and UK leaders will meet in London on 19 May for the first institutional bilateral gathering in Britain since the UK left the EU in 2020. Among other topics, they will discuss defence cooperation, opportunities for young people, and trade issues – the latter in the wake of the new US tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on trade partners. 

In particular, this includes a potential EU-UK security pact that could see the UK participate in the EU’s joint arms procurement scheme. Leaders will review the possibility of a youth mobility scheme to facilitate freedom of movement for young people aged 18-30, as well as efforts to eliminate sanitary and phytosanitary checks (SPS) on certain products that are exported from the UK to the EU, in particular those entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain.

Preparation of EU-UK summit

EP Plenary session - The United Kingdom accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

AFET INTA - EU-UK Summit debriefing

EP Plenary session - Preparation of EU-UK summit

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with SOPHIE, Duchess of Edinburgh

5th EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly - Press point

5th EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

Conference Enhancing Public Participation: The Role of Parliaments in Public Engagement and Outreach - Key Lessons for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

EPRS - Book talk ' On Leadership ' featuring Tony Blair

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Tony BLAIR, Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute of Global Change

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nick THOMAS-SYMONDS, British Minister for the constitution and European Union relations

Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Constitutive meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Keir STARMER, British Prime Minister

3rd EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.- Press point

3rd EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with James CLEVERLY, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

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)

Union's rights in enforcing and implementing the UK Withdrawal Agreement and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: extracts from the vote and statements by Seán KELLY (EPP, IE), by Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D, AT) and by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL).

Union's rights in enforcing and implementing the UK Withdrawal Agreement and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: extracts from the vote and statements by Seán KELLY (EPP, IE), by Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D, AT) and by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL)

MEPs vote on the following topics: Amending the decision of 10 March 2022 on setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (ING 2), and adjusting its title and responsibilities; Proposal for a decision - Setting up a subcommittee on Public Health; Transitional provisions for certain medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices; Union's rights in enforcing and implementing the UK Withdrawal Agreement and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; EU/Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU;

Voting session, including the final vote on the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans

Following the official announcement by the British government of the death of Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH II, as a sign of mourning and European solidarity with the Royal Family and with the British people, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, has decided that the European flag be flown at half-mast from now on and until further instruction, in front of all the buildings of the European Parliament, including the liaison offices.

EU flag at half mast at the EP building for the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

&lt;p>Following the official announcement by the British government of the death of Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH II, as a sign of mourning and European solidarity with the Royal Family and with the British people, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, has decided that the European flag be flown at half-mast from now on and until further instruction, in front of all the buildings of the European Parliament, including the liaison offices.&lt;/p>

EU flags at half mast at the EP buildings following the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

MEPs debate the UK government’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which, if implemented, would breach the EU-UK Brexit agreement. The proposed bill, which passed the second reading stage in the UK House of Commons on Monday 27 June, would allow the UK government to unilaterally ignore EU-UK arrangements for Northern Ireland after Brexit, potentially risking a trade war while breaking international law. Closing statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission.

The UK unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law: closing statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vicepresident of the European Commission

MEPs debate the UK government’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which, if implemented, would breach the EU-UK Brexit agreement. The proposed bill, which passed the second reading stage in the UK House of Commons on Monday 27 June, would allow the UK government to unilaterally ignore EU-UK arrangements for Northern Ireland after Brexit, potentially risking a trade war while breaking international law.

The UK government’s unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the UK government’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which, if implemented, would breach the EU-UK Brexit agreement. The proposed bill, which passed the second reading stage in the UK House of Commons on Monday 27 June, would allow the UK government to unilaterally ignore EU-UK arrangements for Northern Ireland after Brexit, potentially risking a trade war while breaking international law. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission.

The UK government’s unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vicepresident of the European Commission

The first meeting of EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly is scheduled for 12-13 May 2022, in Brussels. This is the first time that representatives from both parliaments will meet in this new body. The EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly was set up following the entry into force of the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement in January 2021. It acts as a forum for the European Parliament and the UK Parliament to exchange views on EU-UK relations. Press conference with the Chairs of the European Parliament’s and the UK Parliament’s delegations to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe, FR) and Sir Oliver Heald.

Press conference by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), and Sir Oliver HEALD, EP and UK Chairs of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly following the 1st meeting of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

EP Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, David McALLISTER (EPP,DE) gives a statement on the CE proposals related to the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland, after the UK's Brexit minister announced that UK wants to negotiate a new protocol. The UK and EU agreed on a protocol after Brexit to avoid the introduction of a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The document states that Northern Ireland will remain part of the UK's customs territory - so if the UK signs a free-trade deal with another country, Northern Irish goods would be included. However, Northern Ireland will have to stick to EU rules to allow goods to move freely into the Republic and the rest of the EU.

Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland: statement by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and EU representative in the EU-UK Joint Committee and Partnership Council participate in a meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents on the setting-up of an EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents on the setting-up of an EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, with the presence of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the EC and EU representative in the EU-UK Joint Committee and Partnership Council

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

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

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: MEPs debate 2/2

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom. Opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, President in office of the Council of the European Union and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Council of the European Union, and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

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