The EU Withdrawal Agreement

We are out of the European Union and I hope we can now start repairing all the damage which has been done to our trading and social relationship with our partners in Europe over the last 4 years but it not a question of who wins – it is question of damage limitation for both the UK and EU. Both parties will lose benefits.

Hopefully, we can now move away from isolationism and division and start working with people rather than against them. Hopefully we can concentrate on building a global sustainable economy meeting the climate change challenge where peace, humanity and the health of communities are given high priority.

Here is my opinion piece on my concerns with the UK – EU Brexit Agreement. Also scroll down to see the following:

1. Summary of the key changes
2. EU Documents – Links to the detailed documents associated with the Agreement
3. Links to newspaper articles commenting on the Agreement
4. A link to my own detailed analysis of the agreement which has been completed by analysing comments in newspapers and other publications

 

1) Summary of the key changes

The New Relationship – Overview

Here is a bit more detail:

 

2) EU Documents

The Agreement as published on the 24th Dec 2020: draft_eu-uk_trade_and_cooperation_agreement

EU Press Release 24 Dec 2020

Full “Agreement in Principle” – Summary and Links

Q&A

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A new relationship, with big changes – Brochure

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A new relationship, with big changes – Overview of

EU-UK Relations: From the UK referendum to a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement –

EU-UK Relations: From the UK referendum to a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement –

More information on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and the Withdrawal Agreement

3) Comments

Financial Times 24th December 2020

Bloomberg: In Bullet Points: The Key Terms of the Brexit Deal

The Guardian: Erasmus membership

 The Guardian – here’s what’s in the Brexit deal

Politico: UK-EU Brexit trade deal at a glance

 

4) My own detailed analysis of the agreement

The EU Deal Research by Victor S Ient MSc.