The United Kingdom and the EU

Latest news about Great Britain and the European Union.

EU endorses UK data protection regime — 28 June 2021, 19:16 CET

Personal data can flow freely from the EU to the UK following adoption Monday of adequacy decisions covering the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Law Enforcement Directive.

EUR 5 bn EU fund set to mitigate effects of Brexit — 22 June 2021, 00:27 CET

A five-billion-euro fund to overcome the consequences of the UK's withdrawal from the EU came a step closer to adoption Thursday after Council and Parliament reached preliminary agreement on the draft regulation.

EU, UK agree fish quotas for rest of 2021 — 03 June 2021, 21:35 CET

The European Union and the United Kingdom concluded Wednesday their negotiations on an agreement in principle setting out catch limits for jointly managed fish stocks until the end of 2021.

EU Parliament votes to approve EU-UK trade deal — 30 April 2021, 00:13 CET

The European Parliament voted by a large majority late Tuesday to give its formal approval to the agreement setting the rules for the future relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom.

EU launches legal action against UK over Brexit protocol — 17 March 2021, 20:33 CET

The EU Commission sent the UK a letter of formal notice Monday for breaching provisions of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as the good faith obligation under the Withdrawal Agreement.

EU-UK agree historic trade deal — 04 January 2021, 23:50 CET

Four and a half years after the 2016 Brexit referendum, the British Government and the EU Commission agreed Thursday a historic trade and security deal as part of the UK's future cooperation with the EU.

EU steps up 'no-deal' preparations as UK refuses to budge — 16 October 2020, 23:32 CET

With time running out for successful conclusion of an EU-UK trade deal and insufficient progress on key issues, EU leaders called on the UK at a summit Friday to make moves to make an agreement possible.

EU puts in place rail safety measures for Channel Tunnel — 14 October 2020, 14:07 CET

The EU Council adopted legislation Wednesday to ensure safe and efficient operation of the Channel Tunnel rail link between continental Europe and the United Kingdom after the end of the Brexit transition period.

EU begins legal action against UK for breaching legal obligations — 04 October 2020, 23:19 CET

Following Britain's refusal to remove parts of its draft Internal Market Bill by end September, the Commission began legal action Thursday for the UK's breach of obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Brexit brings no benefits, no-deal will hit manufacturing hard: report — 30 June 2020, 00:04 CET

An EU-UK no-trade deal would have a big negative effect on British manufacturing, says a report Wednesday, particularly on volume car production, as it tries to recover from the slump caused by Covid-19.

MEPs display unwavering support for EU position in Brexit talks — 18 June 2020, 23:44 CET

With little time left to agree the UK's future relationship with the EU, MEPs on Thursday said a deal on a level playing field and on fisheries would be needed if the European Parliament is to give its consent.

EU and UK agree new push for Brexit deal in July — 16 June 2020, 00:32 CET

EU leaders and British prime minister Boris Johnson agreed in a videoconference Monday to intensify Brexit talks in July to create the best conditions for concluding and ratifying a deal by the end of 2020.

Coronavirus: EU approves UK SME support schemes — 27 March 2020, 00:52 CET

The EU Commission on Thursday approved two separate UK State aid schemes to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.

UK issues its approach to Future Relationship with the EU — 02 March 2020, 16:26 CET

Britain issued its own approach for the future partnership talks with the European Union Thursday, setting out a suite of proposals in response to the EU's adoption Wednesday of its negotiating directives.

Future EU-UK Partnership - background guide — 26 February 2020, 00:40 CET

The EU Council decided on 25 February to authorise the opening of the future partnership negotiations with the UK.

EU go-ahead for start of talks on future partnership with UK — 26 February 2020, 18:18 CET

The EU Council fired the starting gun for the opening of the future partnership talks with the UK Tuesday, adopting negotiating directives which constitute a mandate to the Commission for the negotiations.

MEPs call for UK guarantee of 'level-playing field' after Brexit transition — 13 February 2020, 17:47 CET

The EU Parliament called Wednesday for 'dynamic alignment' of EU-UK rules after Brexit transition, and protection for the EU's most sensitive sectors, in the upcoming talks on a new EU-UK partnership.

EU offers zero-tariff trade deal if UK keeps to commitment on 'level playing field' — 03 February 2020, 23:31 CET

The EU offered the UK a tariff-free trade deal Monday, so long as it kept to commitments it made in the Political Declaration to a 'level playing field' and preventing unfair competitive advantages.

Britain leaves the European Union — 01 February 2020, 00:35 CET

More than 45 years of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union came to an end on Saturday, as the UK's EU withdrawal agreement entered into force at midnight CET.

European Parliament approves UK's Brexit deal — 30 January 2020, 00:18 CET

Britain's EU withdrawal agreement has cleared its second-to-last hurdle before entering into force, with the European Parliament's overwhelming approval clearing the way for Brexit to take place Friday.

UK withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020 — 24 January 2020, 23:39 CET

The European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee agreed on 23 January to recommend that the EP plenary should approve the UK withdrawal terms.

Brexit Withdrawal Agreement passes first EU Parliament hurdle — 24 January 2020, 23:42 CET

The Brexit Withdrawal Agreement passed its first EU Parliament test Thursday, when its Constitutional Affairs Committee recommended that the Parliament plenary should approve the UK withdrawal terms.

MEPs voice concern over citizens' rights post-Brexit — 16 January 2020, 17:35 CET

Assurances on the protection of citizens' rights in the UK EU Settlement Scheme and freedom of movement were needed if MEPs are to consent to the UK Withdrawal Agreement, they said Wednesday.

EU acts against UK for not nominating Commissioner — 14 November 2019, 23:08 CET

The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the United Kingdom Thursday for breaching its EU Treaty obligations by not suggesting a candidate for the post of EU Commissioner.

Brexit: EU formally adopts Article 50 extension to Jan 31 — 29 October 2019, 19:11 CET

'Make the best use of this time", EU Council president Donald Tusk told the United Kingdom Tuesday, as the EU formally extended the period under Article 50 in which Britain can withdraw from the EU.