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

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)

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

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

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

CCC - Conference of Committee Chairs - Meeting with Michel BARNIER, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom.

EP plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 October 2020, in particular the negotiations of the future relations with the UK

Michel BARNIER, Head of the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom meeting with EP members of the EU-UK Coordination Group

EP Press conference - EU-United Kingdom future relations by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the UK Coordination Group and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bernd LANGE (S&D), Chair of the International Trade Committee, Kati PIRI (S&D, NL), and Christophe HANSEN (EPP, LU), co-rapporteurs

EP Plenary session - European Central Bank - annual report 2018

EP Plenary session - Proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

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 and UK parliamentarians gather in Brussels to discuss the state of EU-UK relations and the war in Ukraine. The first meeting of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA), established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and agreed in December 2020, is opened by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President opens the first EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly meeting

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

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. MEPs debate (part 3)

Future relations between the EU and the UK: MEPs debate (part 3)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Ambiance shots in the hemicycle before the debate.

Future relations between the EU and the UK: ambiance shots prior to the plenary

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. MEPs debate (part 1.2)

Future relations between the EU and the UK: MEPs debate (part 1.2)

During the plenary session (14-18/12) of the European Parliament, mainly in Brussels, MEPs debate the future relations between the European Union and the United Kindgom. Extracts from the debate.

Future relations between the EU and the UK: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Closing statement by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Future relations between the EU and the UK: closing statement by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight

This infoclip shows some illustration shots of the fish market in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the framework of the EU-UK negotiations. Boulogne-sur-Mer is the leading fishing port in France with a diversified fleet of about one hundred vessels and more than 70 different species landed each day. Fishing is carried out in the Channel, the North Sea, West Scotland and the Atlantic. There is still great uncertainty regarding the EU-UK negotiations with regard to fisheries.

Infoclip: Fish Market, Boulogne-sur-Mer - Illustration shots in the framework of the EU-UK negotiations

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. MEPs debate (part 2)

Future relations between the EU and the UK: MEPs debate (part 2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. MEPs debate (part 1.1)

Future relations between the EU and the UK: MEPs debate (part 1.1)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (14-18 December 2020), MEPs debate future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Opening statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and by Michel BARNIER, Head of the UK Task-Force. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Future relations between the EU and the UK: opening statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight and by Michel BARNIER, Head of the UK Task-Force

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament n Brussels, with Michel BARNIER, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF). Arrivals and roundtable

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents: arrivals and roundtable with Michel BARNIER, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF)

In 2020, The UK Withdrawal Agreement was approved by the European Parliament and the EP followed closely the work of the EU negotiator Michel Barnier. MEPs criticised the role of Turkey in the Easter Mediterranean and called for an international investigation into the Navalny case. The Parliament's 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus.

European Parliament review 2020: EU relations in the world

Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC during the debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 informed the MEPs on the progress of negotiations between the EU and the UK on their future relations. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 on EU - UK negotiations updates: extracts from the statements by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC

Ahead of the European Council (10-11 December 2020) Renew (RE) leaders meet at the Palais d'Egmont, in Brussels. Arrivals and statements regarding the EU-UK negotiation and the EU budget.

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