Agenda: EU-UK Article 50 negotiations (16-17 August 2018)

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Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU in the EU-CTC Joint Committee on a common transit procedure and on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods as regards an invitation to the United Kingdom to accede to those Conventions

Agenda: Ad Hoc Working Party on Article 50 (21 August 2018)

Written Answer to a question: Political rights of EU citizens after Brexit

Op-ed by Michel Barnier: An ambitious partnership with the UK after Brexit

“The UK has been an EU member for 45 years. We share common values and have a number of common interests. The UK, which is a member of the G7 and the UN Security Council, can be an important partner of the EU, economically and strategically. In the current geopolitical context, we have an interest not only to strengthen the EU’s role in the world but to cooperate with the UK as a close partner.”

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and No 391/2009 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union

COVER NOTE: eu-LISA: UK request under Article 4 of the Protocol on the Schengen acquis

Press Release: Brexit: No withdrawal agreement without a “backstop” for the Northern Ireland/Ireland border

The BSG reiterates that in relation to the WA it will accept no backsliding from past commitments, notably those entered into in the Joint Report of 8 December 2017. To conclude the WA it is essential, in particular, that it includes a “backstop” for the Northern Ireland/Ireland border.

Briefing: Latest on Brexit [What Think Tanks are thinking]

Statement by Michel Barnier at the press conference following his meeting with Dominic Raab, UK Secretary of State for Exiting the EU

“We both want to conclude in October, with a deal. We have two main challenges.

First, we need to finalise the outstanding issues of the Withdrawal Agreement, including a legally operative backstop for Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Second, we need to agree on a political declaration on our future relationship.”

Agenda: Meeting of the EESC Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (4 September 2018)

UPDATED – Agenda: General Affairs Council (Art. 50) (20 July 2018)

Programme of EU-UK Article 50 negotiations for 24-26 July 2018

Agenda: Coreper (Art.50) Meeting (18 July 2018)

Background Information: Brexit

Press statement by Michel Barnier following the July 2018 General Affairs Council (Article 50)

UPDATED: Press Release and Communication – Brexit: European Commission publishes Communication on preparing for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

Agenda: EP CONT Committee Meeting (10 September 2018)

Study: The EU-UK relationship beyond Brexit: options for Police Cooperation and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

Press release: European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission registers initiative on ‘Permanent European Union Citizenship’

The College of Commissioners has today decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Permanent European Union Citizenship’.

Programme of EU-UK Article 50 negotiations for 16-19 July 2018

Notice of meeting and provisional agenda: Meeting of the Antici Group (Art. 50) (17 July 2018)

Study: The EU-UK withdrawal agreement: Progress to date and remaining difficulties

Press Release: Statement by the Brexit Steering Group on UK government White paper

The EP’s Brexit Steering Group (BSG), chaired by Guy Verhofstadt, met today and had an extensive exchange of views on the Chequers Statement of 6 July 2018, as well as on the White Paper just released by the UK Government. In a first reaction, it welcomed both the Statement and the White Paper by the UK Government as a step towards establishing a new relationship between the UK and the EU once the UK is no longer a Member State.

Study: The Impact of the UK’s Withdrawal on EU Integration