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For those who (understandably) wanted to take a summer break from Brexit (or are being sidetracked by issues such as COVID, Belarus, Turkey, A-levels...), here’s a round-up of news & commentary, as we near the end of the latest negotiation week.
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To start with, here’s a handy summary by @HusseinHKassim to get you back up to speed, from background to timetable, written for @UKandEU.
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-latest-on-the-uk-eu-negotiations/#
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https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-latest-on-the-uk-eu-negotiations/#
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An @usherwood graphic! Shows you the negotiation time spent so far on each of the 11 original topics.
Key take-away: even less visible topics (e.g. participation in programmes, such as Horizon) get their due time, big sticking points don’t dominate.
3/ https://twitter.com/Usherwood/status/1296013851843076096?s=20
Key take-away: even less visible topics (e.g. participation in programmes, such as Horizon) get their due time, big sticking points don’t dominate.
3/ https://twitter.com/Usherwood/status/1296013851843076096?s=20
Excellent as always, @JenniferMerode weighs up the UK’s optimism vs the EU’s scepticism, compromises on fish vs those on governance, and the stickiness of LPF (on which point @CER_Grant among others agree).
4/ https://twitter.com/JenniferMerode/status/1295702700735291401?s=20
4/ https://twitter.com/JenniferMerode/status/1295702700735291401?s=20
As @BBCkatyaadler tells you: do sit up and pay attention from now on. Specifically on state aid. Details will matter - and the knock-on effects of a failure to progress are significant.
5/ https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1296048862868766721?s=20
5/ https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1296048862868766721?s=20
So: a bare-bones deal wouldn’t avoid upheavals/extra checks/paperwork, and might be only negligibly better in economic terms. Why is it still much better than No Deal? The estimable @SamuelMarcLowe explains.
6/ https://twitter.com/SamuelMarcLowe/status/1295663204690022400?s=20
6/ https://twitter.com/SamuelMarcLowe/status/1295663204690022400?s=20
Finally, for those of you who prefer to go to the source itself - you could do worse than check out @StevePeers’ fully updated list of Brexit law sources.
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http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/p/guide-to-brexit-sources-professor-steve.html
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http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/p/guide-to-brexit-sources-professor-steve.html
TBC: what both sides have to say as this seventh round of negotiations draw to a close tomorrow.
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