EU-UK relations Archives

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at Boris Johnson's reaction to the agreement to replace the controversial Northern …

The agreement unveiled by EU and UK to govern trade between Britain and the island of Ireland is unlikely to come into force for several months, officials have warned. 

That was the unmistakable subtext of UK premier Rishi Sunak’s joint press conference with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday (27 February) as they set out the terms of the so-called ‘Windsor Framework’, the potential successor to …

EU and UK leaders have hailed a “decisive breakthrough” that will overhaul the controversial Northern Ireland protocol and herald a “new chapter” of relations between London and Brussels.

The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday (26 February) as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK "for final talks".

UK universities and researchers are among those waiting most anxiously for the long-awaited compromise agreement on the Northern Ireland protocol in order to finally unlock access to billions of euros of EU Horizon Europe funding. 

In this edition of EU Politics Decoded, we look at how Nicola Sturgeon's resignation as Scotland's first minister could spell the beginning of the end of the independence movement.

Officials continue to inch towards an agreement on the status of Gibraltar, the rocky enclave at the southernmost tip of Spain, following the latest round of talks in London between officials from the UK, Gibraltar, Spain and the European Commission on Thursday and Friday (26,27 January).

Brexit has resulted in the loss of 330,000 workers from the UK economy, according to new research published on Tuesday (17 January). 

British foreign minister James Cleverly will on Monday (9 January) seek to inject fresh momentum into talks with the EU on resolving disputes over a post-Brexit trade relationship when he hosts the European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič in London.

Europe’s newest forum will need momentum to bring concrete results for member states, several scenarios for its future being possible, writes Sir Michael Leigh.

The UK government’s Settlement Scheme for EU nationals living in the UK has been declared unlawful in a major court ruling on Wednesday (21 December). 

British health sector bosses warned the government on Tuesday (20 December) of the risk to patient safety from a wave of industrial action as ambulance workers prepared to walk out and nurses threatened further strikes in a dispute over pay.

UK ministers have proclaimed that the latest fishing quota agreement with the EU will allow British fishers to catch 30,000 more tonnes of fish in 2023 than would have been possible before Brexit. 

EU lawmakers on Wednesday (30 November) finalised a law that will allow the bloc to take retaliatory measures including sanctions against the UK if it refuses to implement the terms of the Brexit agreement.  

Brexit has compounded a shortage of doctors in Britain, with an estimated shortfall of 4,000 in major speciality areas from EU countries, a study published Sunday (27 November) said.

Britain's government insisted Thursday (24 November) that Brexit would pay off, even as new figures showed record levels of immigration six years after the country voted to quit the EU.

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the prospects of the UK's relationship with the EU changing in …

After the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday (23 November) rejected an argument that the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence referendum next year, can Scottish First Minister Nicola  Sturgeon still hold a new referendum?

The UK egg market is cracking under the strain of mounting costs as the sector battles one of the worst-ever outbreaks of avian flu, leading supermarkets to ration eggs and look towards the EU to fill the market gap.

The UK government’s plans to give ministers the ability to tear up around 2400 pieces of EU law on the UK statute have been dismissed as ‘unfit for purpose’ by the government’s own regulation watchdog. 

Rishi Sunak sought to quash reports that the UK will soon seek to re-open talks on its relationship with the EU, insisting that life outside the EU is "already delivering enormous benefits and opportunities" for the country. 

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday (10 November) hosted his Irish counterpart, Micheal Martin, as they bid to end a dispute over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland that has stymied power-sharing.

EU officials have been urged not to hold meetings with UK counterparts unless they are strictly related to the war in Ukraine or are ‘legally mandatory’, in the latest indication of frosty relations between Brussels and London.