Jeremy Corbyn (Leader of the Labour Party) recently presented a number of documents which cover six rounds of talks between U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials and UK officials from the Department of International Trade. These documents detail meetings which were held between July 2017 and July 2019. With all the rhetoric flying around, it’s useful […]
Category: Negotiations
An informal meeting of EU leaders was held in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018 to discuss internal security, migration and Brexit. It was hosted by Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of Austria, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Council. Donald Tusk, President of the European council chaired the meeting and together with Jean-Claude Juncker President […]
Another position paper issued by the EU on Transitional Arrangements in the Withdrawal Agreement to the EU27. This paper translates into legal terms the principles laid down in the European Council Guidelines of 29 April and 15 December 2017 and in the supplementary negotiating directives annexed the Council Decision of 29 January 2018. This has […]
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, made the following comments on Brexit during a speech at the Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions held on 10 October – State of Union- the view of the regions: We hear from London that the UK Government is preparing for a “no-deal” scenario. I […]
The EU will publish all documents, related to negotiations with the UK, which are shared with EU member states. The EU Commission tweeted on 22 May 2017: We want full transparency. #Article50 negotiating documents will be released to the public & will be published here. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/article-50-negotiations-united-kingdom/european-commissions-approach-transparency-article-50-negotiations-united-kingdom_en https://twitter.com/EU_Commission The Commission, as European Union negotiator, will ensure […]