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UK Staff in EU (Mar 2018 Draft)

Effect of Brexit When the UK leaves the EU the status of UK nationals currently working in EU institutions or agencies 76 and of EU staff working in EU bodies in the UK will change. On 29 January UK Commissioner ...

Financial Issues (Mar 2018 Draft)

Financial provisions Broadly speaking, each subject addressed in the financial settlement reached in the Joint Report is included in Articles in the draft WA. The table below shows where different areas of the ...

Withdrawal Triggered

Article 50 Treaty on European Union Unlike the US Federal Constitution, withdrawal from the EU is a legal and political option. The irrevocability of state membership of the United States was effectively determined ...

White Paper on Withdrawal

Approach to Brexit The United Kingdom Government published its White Paper on Brexit and New Partnership with the European Union in February 2017. The White Paper points out that it is in no one’s interest for there ...

Withdrawal Negotiations

Initiation of Process On 29 June 2016, the EU heads of state/government in response to the referendum indicated that no negotiations could commence before Article 50 was triggered. In October 2016, the UK Prime ...

The Repeal Act

The Great Repeal Bill A key element of Brexit is the removal of the principle of supremacy in EU Law. Once it is repealed and restated as national Law, EU derived law will no longer be based on an obligation to give ...

Withdrawal Process Issues

Framework for Negotiations The European Council has set the framework for the EU’s negotiating position. The talks are led by the European Commission’s chief negotiator. The European parliament observes ...

Transition Period (In Principle)

Transition Period Duration The EU and UK have agreed that they wish to negotiate a transition (or implementation) period of around two years after 29 March 2019 (postponed to 31 January 2020, with a transitional period to effective withdrawal on 31 December 2020) – David Davis has now conceded that 21 months is ...
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