Oh no! I hear you cry, and understandably so. But this thread is meant to be stand alone. It is not a re-run of the referendum thread. It is not about the impact. There has been one thread for that and the other thread is running.
Also, this is not about future EU trade deals, an issue which has infiltrated the Brexit impact thread.
This is about Article 50, which does not cover trade deals. Trade talks may, at best, be run in parallel but trade will not be part of the UK's EU withdrawal agreement under Article 50. The overlap may well be the broad area of our future EU relationship, once we we have left, so some of that legitimately belongs here too.
While we know the UK Government will not invoke Article 50 until 2017 at earliest, the Commission have appointed their chief Brexit negotiator (Michel Barnier) and our PM is touring the EU looking at various big, relevant issues.
So what could be covered in Article 50? A selective list is:
- access for UK citizens to the European Health Insurance Card and acquired / vested rights of UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK
- transfer of regulatory responsibilities
- arrangements for contracts drawn up in accordance with EU law
- winding down EU funds e.g. for UK regions and farmers
- access to EU agencies that play a role in UK domestic law, and arrangements for the closure/relocation of EU agencies headquartered in the UK (for Banking and Medicines)
- cross-border security arrangements including access to EU databases and involvement in EuroPol
- co-operation on foreign policy, including sanctions
- departure (or not?) from the Single European Sky arrangement as well as continued access to the EU’s single aviation markets and involvement in other integrated transport including maritime
- rights of UK fishermen to fish in traditional non-UK waters, including those in the North Sea, & rights of EU fishermen to UK waters
- involvement in the EU integrated energy market
- status of the UK’s environmental commitments made as party to various UN environmental conventions and currently implemented through EU legislation.
It would be interesting to hear from BBSers that have direct knowledge in any of these areas.
In terms of resolution, I think the 1st in my list should be ticked off quickly by agreeing to maintain existing rights, despite the conflicting noises from government on this.
Also, this is not about future EU trade deals, an issue which has infiltrated the Brexit impact thread.
This is about Article 50, which does not cover trade deals. Trade talks may, at best, be run in parallel but trade will not be part of the UK's EU withdrawal agreement under Article 50. The overlap may well be the broad area of our future EU relationship, once we we have left, so some of that legitimately belongs here too.
While we know the UK Government will not invoke Article 50 until 2017 at earliest, the Commission have appointed their chief Brexit negotiator (Michel Barnier) and our PM is touring the EU looking at various big, relevant issues.
So what could be covered in Article 50? A selective list is:
- access for UK citizens to the European Health Insurance Card and acquired / vested rights of UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK
- transfer of regulatory responsibilities
- arrangements for contracts drawn up in accordance with EU law
- winding down EU funds e.g. for UK regions and farmers
- access to EU agencies that play a role in UK domestic law, and arrangements for the closure/relocation of EU agencies headquartered in the UK (for Banking and Medicines)
- cross-border security arrangements including access to EU databases and involvement in EuroPol
- co-operation on foreign policy, including sanctions
- departure (or not?) from the Single European Sky arrangement as well as continued access to the EU’s single aviation markets and involvement in other integrated transport including maritime
- rights of UK fishermen to fish in traditional non-UK waters, including those in the North Sea, & rights of EU fishermen to UK waters
- involvement in the EU integrated energy market
- status of the UK’s environmental commitments made as party to various UN environmental conventions and currently implemented through EU legislation.
It would be interesting to hear from BBSers that have direct knowledge in any of these areas.
In terms of resolution, I think the 1st in my list should be ticked off quickly by agreeing to maintain existing rights, despite the conflicting noises from government on this.
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