The UK’s decision to leave the European Union Hub

 

AS OF 31ST JANUARY 2020 THIS HUB WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED – FOR INFORMATION ON POST-BREXIT ISSUES PLEASE SEE OUR POST-BREXIT HUB – https://scottishparliamentinformationcentre.org/

This hub is intended to be useful to those seeking information on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, the process for leaving and the negotiations of a new relationship between the UK and the EU.   Material has been selected by impartial researchers within the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

The hub is not an exhaustive source of information on the outcome of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.  It does not, for example, contain links to mainstream media, blogs, twitter feeds or other social networking sites. Nor should inclusion on the Hub of any paper, briefing or website produced by any organisation or individual be taken to imply approval or endorsement by the Parliament of the content of any such document or website.

SPICe also provides a weekly update on the current developments on the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union – Brexit Updates

Subject Areas

• Article 50 Negotiations and analysis
• Agriculture:  including CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) and rural development
• Climate change
• Constitutional matters: Constitutional matters: including UK and European Union issues and alternatives to EU membership
• Consumer Protection: including food safety
• Culture and Tourism: including digital economy
• Economy and Finance: including financial services and taxation (VAT)
• Energy: including renewables, efficiency, security and infrastructure
• Environment: including regulations and pollution
• Equalities and Human Rights
• European Funding: including colleges European Social Fund
• Fisheries
• Free Movement and Migration: including employment and social policy, Schengen, borders, labour mobility, social security rights and visas
• Higher Education: including student migration and ERASMUS
• Inter-Governmental Relations: between the UK and Scottish Governments and the other devolved administrations
• International Trade: including agreements and regulation requirements
• Justice: including security issues, organised crime and European arrest warrants
• Research and Development: including Horizon 2020
• Single Market: including digital
• Transport: including passenger rights