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Tag Archives: EU
The old rules don’t apply any more
The non-invitation of Boris Johnson at last week’s European Council on Ukraine came after a period of improved EU-UK relations, driven strongly by the Russian invasion. However, that close cooperation – highlighted by Liz Truss’ appearance at a Foreign Affairs … Continue reading
The EU needs more than an external unifier
This post originally appeared on Encompass. When trying to explain why European integration took off after the end of the Second World War, academics typically point towards some combination of factors. As well as the peace project in the wake … Continue reading
Reworking the Protocol, or just trying to make it work?
This week has seen the full return of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol to political agendas, after a lull during the UK’s party political conference season. Last night saw the publication of the Commission’s extensive proposals on enabling the implementation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Article 16, Brexit, EU, Northern Ireland Protocol, UK, Withdrawal Agreement
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Tracking EU-UK meetings
At various points in the Brexit process I’ve produced trackers, primarily to capture interactions between the EU and the UK. that included ones for the negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade & Cooperation Agreement (and this), as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, EU, tracker, Trade & Cooperation Agreement, UK, Withdrawal Agreement
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The UK-EU relationship: Better the devil you know?
This is a version of a piece originally posted on Euronews. This summer has provided ample demonstration of the difficulties of the relationship between the UK and the EU. The constant rumbling of discontent over the Northern Ireland Protocol has … Continue reading
A post summer update
The past month or so has been relatively quiet in the world of the WA/TCA: the British proposals in its Command Paper had sat, largely uncommented, since late May as more prosaic matters have swirled. However, as Brussels and Westminster have … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, EU, Safeguards, trade, UK, Withdrawal Agreement
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Meetings and the TCA/WA
One aspect of the WA/TCA pairing that will generally never get much attention is the meeting roster. Both treaties provide not only for a coordinating body – the Joint Committee (WA) and the Partnership Council (TCA) – but also a … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, committees, EU, Trade & Cooperation Agreement, UK, Withdrawal Agreement
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Further grace periods
The past week has seen two important grace periods extended. These periods have been used in both the TCA and WA to allow the UK and EU enough time to make necessary preparations for full implementation, or that is at … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, chilled meat, EU, grace periods, Trade & Cooperation Agreement, UK, Withdrawal Agreement
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Building a resource on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Welcome to EUatOU, my new blog that continues my previous work at Surrey on EU-UK relations, euroscepticism, Brexit and anything else European-y that takes my attention. I’m now based at the Open University in the Department of Politics and International … Continue reading