Brexit Bulletin—Commission President comments on UK proposals for the future relationship

The President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen, has given a speech to the European Parliament at the debate on the Commission’s proposal for a mandate for negotiations with the UK. President van der Leyen confirmed that the Commission's UK Task Force is ready to start the negotiations and commented on the future EU-UK trade model.

See: LNB News 11/02/2020 52.

Brexit next steps: The Court of Justice of the European Union and the UK

In this analysis, Sylvia de Mars, senior researcher in international affairs and defence at the House of Commons Library, explains what role the Court of Justice of the European Union will play in the UK during the post-Brexit transition period and beyond.

See News Analysis: Brexit next steps: The Court of Justice of the European Union and the UK.

BusinessEurope warns against Brexit ‘cliff edge’ in negotiation wish list

BusinessEurope, the continent’s federation of business associations, has called on the UK and the EU to ‘find pragmatic solutions that prevent a cliff edge by the end of 2020’ if the negotiations over the future relationship do not move quickly enough.

See News Analysis: BusinessEurope warns against Brexit ‘cliff edge’ in negotiation wish list.

European Parliament calls for a guaranteed level playing field between the UK and EU

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which provides MEPs’ initial input to the upcoming EU-UK future relationship negotiations. MEPs agreed with the European Commission’s stance on ensuring there is a level playing field between the EU and UK in social, environmental, tax, State aid, consumer protection and climate matters post-Brexit. They propose that the UK government retains dynamic alignment with the EU if it wishes to benefit from