Brexit - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/united-kingdom/brexit/?xtor=RSS-1 Brexit : practical information The Withdrawal Agreement signed by the European Union and the United Kingdom on 24 January 2020 put in place a transition period during which EU law continued to apply to the UK. This period expires on 1 January 2021. On 25 February 2020 Member States authorised the EU Commission to negotiate a new partnership for trade and cooperation with the UK. This negotiation resulted on 24 December 2020 in an agreement that determines the relations between the UK and (…) en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480420 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Council of Ministers' meeting – Statement – Brexit (29 Jan. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/united-kingdom/brexit/news-about-brexit/article/council-of-ministers-meeting-statement-brexit-29-jan-2020?xtor=RSS-1 The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Minister of State for European Affairs, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, made a statement on Brexit. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union at midnight on 31 January. It is the culmination of over two years of intense negotiations which made it possible to avoid a disorderly exit. Over this period, the EU demonstrated its ability to speak with one voice, standing behind its chief negotiator. The rights (…) 2020-01-30 13:48:33 63370_246692 Brexit – Excerpts from the interview given by Amélie de Montchalin to France Culture (Bougligny, 27 Jan. 2020) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/united-kingdom/brexit/news-about-brexit/article/brexit-excerpts-from-the-interview-given-by-amelie-de-montchalin-to-france?xtor=RSS-1 (…) Q. – Your issue of the moment is, of course, Brexit, which becomes reality on Friday, although a year-long transition period is beginning. You now need to negotiate, at European level, a trade agreement with the UK. But the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, seems to be using blackmail. According to The Times, he talked about the threat of customs taxes to exert pressure on the Europeans, as part of this discussion which is getting under way; there's talk among other things of 30% on (…) 2020-01-30 11:54:49 63370_246685