Brexit: the Constitutional Relationship of the United Kingdom with the European Union
At each meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs there is an exchange of views on the constitutional relationship of the United Kingdom with the European Union: the consequences of the results of the referendum of 23 June 2016. During these exchange of views, the AFCO committee hears from various experts and policy makers. Below you can find links to these events and relevant documents.
Events
These are the links to the individual exchange of views held at each AFCO meeting:
- Hearing: The withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK
- Exchange of Views with Pascal Leardini, Director of Institutional and Administrative Policies, Brexit Preparedness Group, European Commission
- Exchange of Views with Dr Helena Raulus, UK Law Societies
- Policy Department Workshop: The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
- The withdrawal of the UK from the EU - state of play of negotiations
- Policy Department Workshop 'The implications of Brexit on the Irish border'
- Exchange of Views with the citzens' groups 'British in Europe' and 'The 3 Million'
- Policy Department Workshop: Brexit and the issue of the jurisdiction
- Policy Department Workshop: The impact and consequences of Brexit
- Exchange of Views with EP Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt
- Exchange of Views with EP Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt
- Hearing: Brexit - Constitutional Challenges and Implications
- Exchange of Views with EP Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt and expert Prof. Poiares Maduro
- Workshop: Brexit - The impact and consequences of Brexit on UK and EU citizens
- Exchange of Views with expert Kirsty Hughes
- Exchange of Views with representatives from Scotland and Gibraltar governments
- Presentation of Briefing by Charles Grant commissioned by Policy Department C
- Exchange of Views with experts: Andrew Duff and Michael Emerson
- Exchange of Views with experts: Guntram Wolff, Giorgio Maganza and Yves Bertoncini
- Exchange of Views with experts: René Repasi, Francisco Aldecoa Luzarraga, Mercedes Guinea Llorente and Steve Peers
Internal Documents
Here are links to documents published by the European Parliament relevant to AFCO's work on Brexit:
- Contribution of AFCO on the implications of the UK withdrawal from the EU (PDF - 522 KB)
- Policy Department Study: Brexit and the European Union: General Institutional and Legal Considerations (PDF - 907 KB)
- The Brexit Negotiations: An Assessment Of The Legal, Political And Institutional Situation In The UK (PDF - 898 KB)
- Policy Department Study: The Impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on Scotland, Wales and Gibraltar (PDF - 967 KB)
- Proceedings of the IMCO Workshop on the consequences of Brexit (PDF - 30 MB)
- EPRS In-depth Analysis: UK withdrawal from the European Union. Legal and procedural issues
- Policy Department Study: The Consequences of Brexit on Services and Establishment: Different Scenarios for Exit and Future Cooperation
- Policy Department Study: Implications of Brexit on EU Financial Services
- Policy Department Study: Common Fisheries Policy and Brexit
- Policy Department Study: Review of EU-Third Country Cooperation on Policies Falling within the ITRE domain in relation to Brexit
- EPRS Briefing: EU and UK positions on citizens’ rights - First phase of Brexit negotiations
- Policy Department Study: The impact of Brexit in relation to the right to petition and on the competences, responsibilities and activities of the Committee on Petitions
- Policy Department Study: ECON Thesaurus on Brexit
- Policy Department Briefing: The Impact and Consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland
- Policy Department Study: The Impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on Scotland, Wales and Gibraltar
- Brexit Steering Group statement on the latest UK citizens’ rights proposals (9/11/2017)
- Policy Department Study: Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations
- Policy Department Study: Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons
- Policy Department Study: UK Withdrawal (‘Brexit’) and the Good Friday Agreement
- Policy Department Study: The implications of the UK's withdrawal from the EU for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
- Policy Department Study: The impact of Brexit on the legal status of European Union officials and other servants of British nationality
- Policy Department Briefing: Jurisdiction upon and after the UK’s withdrawal - The perspective from the UK Constitutional Order
- Policy Department Analysis: The (ir-)revocability of the withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU
- Policy Department: Brexit Literature Update 02/2018
- Policy Department Briefing: The implications of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on readmission cooperation
- Parliament's multimedia package on Brexit
- Policy Department Study: The Institutional Consequences of a ‘Bespoke’ Agreement with the UK based on a ‘Distant’ Cooperation Model
- Policy Department Study: The Impact of the UK’s Withdrawal on EU Integration
- Policy Department In-Depth Analysis: The Institutional Consequences of a 'Hard Brexit'
- Policy Department Study: The future relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of international protection followingthe UK’s withdrawal from the EU
External documents
Here are links to external documents relevant to AFCO's work on Brexit:
- White Paper: The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union
- Scottish Parliament Position Paper: 'Brexit: What Scotland Thinks'
- Scottish Government Publication: 'Scotland's Place in Europe'
- L'Assemblée nationale française: Rapport d’information sur les suites du référendum britannique et le suivi des négociations (version française)
- French National Assembly: Information report on the repercussions of the British referendum and on the follow-up negotiations (English version)
- UK Parliament House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee - Publications
- UK Parliament House of Lords EU Select Committee - Publications
- Welsh Government: Securing Wales’ Future
- UK Parliament Office in Brussels: Update on Article 50 Bill (PDF - 511 KB)
- UK Delegation to the Committee of the Regions: Positions of the associations of local government and devolved bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (PDF - 2 MB)
- Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations
- Annex to the Commission recommendation on negotiations with the UK
- House of Lords Publication: Brexit and the EU Budget (PDF - 702 KB)
- House of Lords Publication: Brexit - UK-EU movement of people (PDF - 999 KB)
- House of Lords Publication: Brexit - the Crown Dependencies (PDF - 408 KB)
- UK Government Policy Paper: 'Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU'
- Initial Analysis of the Challenges and Opportunities of Brexit for the North West City Region (Northern Ireland)
- House of Lords Publication - Brexit: devolution
- Seanad Special Select Committee Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions
- UK Government Policy Paper: Foreign policy, defence and development: a future partnership paper
- UK Government Technical Note - Citizens' rights: administrative procedures in the UK
- The UK House of Lords EU Select Committee: report 'Brexit: deal or no deal'
- Scottish Government Publication: 'Scotland’s Place in Europe: People, Jobs and Investment'
- UK Government Technical Note: International agreements during the implementation period
- UK House of Lords report: Brexit: competition and State aid
- UK House of Lords report: Brexit: deal or no deal
External Links
Here is a list of external links to additional information related to Brexit:
- UK Parliament - House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee
- UK Parliament - House of Lords EU Select Committee
- Council of the European Union: Brexit
- European Commission: Article 50 Task Force
- General Affairs Council Meeting of 22 May 2017
- The European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group
- UK Government Department for Exiting the European Union