Plugging Britain into EU security is not that simple

Brexiters seem to think that negotiating a bespoke arrangement with the EU on police and judicial co-operation will be easy. However, EU justice and home affairs (JHA) is a highly regulated area. Britain’s partners may be more willing to plug the British into JHA than they may be to offer a special deal on the single market. But the UK should not over-estimate what EU partners can offer: they may not be able to overcome domestic legal barriers to cooperating with a non-EU country.

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ESO: Background information: Research and analysis. The UK's cooperation with the EU on justice, home affairs, foreign policy and security issues: background note http://www.europeansources.info/record/research-and-analysis-the-uks-cooperation-with-the-eu-on-justice-home-affairs-foreign-policy-and-security-issues-background-note/

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