Study in focus: Review of EU-third country cooperation on policies falling within the ITRE domain in relation to Brexit

The study provides a critical assessment of the implications of existing models of cooperation of third countries with the European Union in each of four thematic areas for which the ITRE is responsible (energy, electronic communications, research policy, and small business policy).

The relative desirability to the EU of EEA membership, bilateral relationships (as with Switzerland), a new
generation Free Trade Agreement (FTA), membership in the Energy Community, or participation in the Horizon 2020 or COSME programmes are considered.

This briefing provides short summary of this study.

Link to the original publication: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/602057/IPOL_STU(2017)602057_EN.pdf

• Primary Source

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, June 2017: Review of EU-Third Country Cooperation on Policies Falling within the ITRE Domain in Relation to Brexit http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/602057/IPOL_STU(2017)602057_EN.pdf

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