Key moments

2019

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Jan The EU and British Jan At June’s EU summit, 01 EU leaders will review parliaments must ratify the withdrawal If current plans hold, progress to date. If If all goes to plan, treaty before . the UK will begin its enough progress has a new EU-UK free Oct transition period. During been trade deal would 18-19 this time the UK will made, drafting of a take effect, along Mar The quarterly EU effectively maintain all “political declaration” with special treaty 22-23 summit is Barnier’s its benefits, in terms of can begin. This relationships in EU leaders target date to agree a access to EU markets “political declaration” areas such as endorse a withdrawal treaty. He and be bound by all EU will provide the security, defense transition period hopes to finalise any rules and budgets. The framework and framework for formal legal loose ends for and research. trade negotiations UK’s voting rights in approve a set of the UK’s departure, Europe will be removed. instructions to with the UK, once it such as the rights of Mar becomes a third It will be consulted on Europe’s chief citizens, mutual 29 some issues and can negotiator, Michel country. Reaching financial At midnight in Brussels, agreement on the 11pm in London, the negotiate its own trade Barnier, to secure commitments and deals. a trade pact with Irish “backstop” will how to keep the Irish UK’s membership of the the UK. be critical to agreeing border fully open. will the Withdrawal The Treaty will also cease, two years to the Agreement. contain the Transition day after it formally filed 2021 deal, and be notice to quit. If there is 2020 accompanied by a no ratified withdrawal separate “political treaty, there will be legal Formal commencement declaration” outlining chaos unless all sides of trade/future The EU’s proposed the broad terms of a agree to a special relationship transition period ends, free trade accord and extension, which could negotiations. with the UK free to other relationships to prove complicated. Continuation of implement its own trade follow after that. negotiations on deals with other unresolved Withdrawal countries, free of all Agreement issues; obligations to the principally the European Union and, Protocol and hopefully with an FTA Withdrawal Agreement with the EU also ready to governance. come into force.

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