| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Commons: Exiting the European Union Committee |
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| Publisher | United Kingdom: Parliament |
| Series Title | 2nd Report |
| Series Details | (2017-19) HC372 |
| Publication Date | 01/12/2017 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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Brexit Negotiations + 29 March 2017: The UK triggered Article 50, the process for the start of the negotiations for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. As a follow on to the European Council held in Brussels on the 19 October 2017, the heads of state and government of the Member States of the European Union met in EU27 formation (EU Member States minus the United Kingdom) on the 20 October 2017. They adopted conclusions on the state of the Brexit negotiations. To the disappointment of the United Kingdom government, the EU27 deemed that insufficient progress had been made on the EU's three priority aims (citizens’ rights, financial settlement and Northern Ireland) to allow for the second sequence of negotiations, including trade issues, to begin . The issue would be examined again in December 2017 at the next European Council summit. However, internal preparatory discussions as to second sequence issues would begin between the EU27 and the EU Institutions. It was announced on the 31 October 2017 in a jointly agreed statement by Michel Barnier, the European Commission's Chief Negotiator and David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union that a further shortened sequence of Article 50 negotiations would be held on the 9 and 10 November 2017. The short sixth round of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Commission took place between the 9 and 10 November 2017. They were led by David Davis, head of the Department for Exiting the European Union, and Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator for the European Commission's Taskforce on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom. There were three negotiating groups covering: + citizens’ rights The issues related to Northern Ireland and the governance of the withdrawal agreement were addressed by the Coordinators. Little clear progress was reported by either side at the end of the negotiations. David Davis said 'this week has enabled us to consolidate the progress of earlier negotiating rounds and to draw out those areas where further political and technical discussion is required ... This is now about moving into the political discussions that will enable both of us to move forward together'. Michel Barnier said 'Do not expect from us today, at this stage, announcements or decisions. ... The discussions over the past days – in between the two European Councils – are a moment of deepening, clarification and technical work. He also indicated that the UK had two weeks left to make concessions if the Brexit negotiations were to advance to the next stage at the December 2017 European Council meeting. The concessions were seen to concern, in particular, the issues of the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and the financial settlement.The Exiting the European Union Committee of the United Kingdom House of Commons published a report The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal on the 1 December 2017. In the run-up to the European Council meeting in December 2017, the Committee on Exiting the European Union published a report on the current state of the negotiations. At the European Council summit, the EU27 would consider whether sufficient progress had been made in the Brexit negotiations to allow talks to progress to phase two negotiations on the future relationship. Main findings + The Committee did not see how it would be possible to reconcile there being no border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with the UK Government’s policy of leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union + The UK Government was urged to publish a white paper on the proposed implementation period as soon as possible after the December 2017 European Council and to set out specific proposals on the UK's future 'deep and special' relationship with the EU + Deal on citizens' rights should be 'ring-fenced'. |
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| Source Link | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmexeu/372/372.pdf |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, Ireland, United Kingdom |
