EU and UK nationals face uncertainty after Brexit

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Economic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Article 50 ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Movement Rules ◽  
Future Status

Significance There are over 3 million nationals of other European Economic Area (EEA) member states resident in the United Kingdom and approximately 1 million UK nationals living elsewhere in the EEA. Current EU free-movement rules mean their rights are very similar (although not identical) to those of citizens. However, their status after Brexit is unclear. Impacts This will be the first topic on the agenda for the Article 50 negotiations when they begin after the UK general election on June 8. Uncertainty about future status is already reducing the United Kingdom’s attractiveness to migrants from elsewhere in the EEA. This affects particularly the most highly skilled and mobile individuals. Securing agreement will require both sides to compromise; this will be an early test of the UK government’s willingness to make concessions.

scholarly journals Brexit, EEA and the Free Movement of Workers: Structural Considerations on Flexibility

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Václav Stehlík
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
European Economic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Free Movement Of Workers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

Summary The article focuses on the regulation of the free movement of workers under Agreement on the European Economic Area in the light of the considered accession of the United Kingdom to this agreement after the Brexit takes place. The participation in the European Economic Area would keep the United Kingdom part of the EU internal market including the free movement of workers. The article tries to answer the question on the degree of flexibility in the EEA Agreement which would give space for the UK to pursue its own policies on the movement of workers. The article argues that structurally the EEA Agreement gives a space for some flexibility, however, only in case of very specific circumstances.

EU-UK Brexit is unlikely to be stopped

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
Article 50 ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

Significance This comes after the Telegraph reported last week that Soros had donated 400,000 pounds to the group. There is an ongoing debate as to whether the United Kingdom will in fact leave the EU. Central to it is the question of whether the UK government can unilaterally revoke its decision to trigger Article 50 in March 2017. Impacts Voters would be less likely to support the revocation of Article 50 if the Council imposed conditions that made membership less attractive. Revoking Article 50 and remaining in the EU would reduce damage to the UK economy. If Article 50 is revocable, Eurosceptic governments could be tempted to use the prospect of triggering it as leverage in EU negotiations.

Mayday—Brexit

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertil Wiman
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Economic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area

On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union Brexit. A number of tax consequences both in the United Kingdom as well as in other member States will follow from leaving as a member of the European Union and the European Economic Area. This Article analyzes some of the income tax consequences, from a Swedish perspective, that follow from Brexit.

scholarly journals La regulación del flujo de datos personales entre la Unión Europea y el Reino Unido tras el Brexit = The regulation of the flow of personal data between the European Union and the United Kingdom after Brexit

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Ana Gascón Marcén
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Personal Data Protection ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area

Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo es considerar qué ocurrirá cuando Reino Unido se convierta en un país tercero para la Unión Europea y cómo afectará esto a la libre circulación de datos personales que existía antes de su salida del mercado único digital. Se prestará especial atención al análisis de los mecanismos que permitirían continuar transfiriendo datos desde el Espacio Económico Europeo al Reino Unido y, en particular, la posibilidad de una decisión de adecuación y los problemas que puede encontrar.Palabras clave: protección de datos personales, Brexit, decisión de adecuación, Unión Europea, Reino Unido. Abstract: The objective of this paper is to consider what will happen when the United Kingdom becomes a third State for the European Union and how this will affect the free movement of personal data that existed before its exit from the digital single market. Special attention will be paid to the analysis of the mechanisms that would allow the transfer of data from the European Economic Area to the United Kingdom and, in particular, the possibility of an adequacy decision and the problems it may encounter.Keywords: personal data protection, Brexit, adequacy decision, European Union, United Kingdom

scholarly journals Rapidly increasing cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the European Union/European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, 1 January to 15 March 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Kinross ◽  
Carl Suetens ◽  
Joana Gomes Dias ◽  
Leonidas Alexakis ◽  
Ariana Wijermans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Cumulative Incidence ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Economic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area

The cumulative incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is showing similar trends in European Union/European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom confirming that, while at a different stage depending on the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing rapidly in all countries. Based on the experience from Italy, countries, hospitals and intensive care units should increase their preparedness for a surge of patients with COVID-19 who will require healthcare, and in particular intensive care.

Examining year-end spending spikes in the European Economic Area: a comparative study of procurement contracts

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford P. McCue ◽  
Eric Prier ◽  
Ryan J. Lofaro
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Fourth Quarter ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Contract Type ◽  
Procurement Contracts

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze year-end spending practices in the European Economic Area (EEA) to baseline the pervasiveness of year-end spending spikes across countries in Europe.Design/methodology/approachThe Tenders Electronic Daily dataset is used to descriptively analyze above-threshold procurement contracts by country, year and contract type from 2009 to 2018. Proportional distributions are employed to compare percentages of spend across quarters. Analyses are run within each country on the number of years displaying a fourth quarter spike, as well as within each country and contract type.FindingsThe results show that while spending spikes for above-threshold contracts in the final fiscal quarter are not consistent across all countries, patterns emerge when the data are disaggregated by country. The most populous nations in the EEA are more likely to have years with the highest proportion of fiscal spend occurring in the fourth quarter. Further, the type of contract makes a difference – services and supplies contracts are more likely to display fourth quarter spikes than works contracts.Originality/valueThis article provides the first analysis of the year-end spending spike across countries in Europe using procurement data, as well as the first to disaggregate by year and contract type. Findings support the literature on the presence of year-end spikes; such spikes exist even for above-threshold public procurement contracts.

EU signals flexibility over Northern Ireland protocol

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Legal Action ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Notable Change ◽  
The Uk

Significance However, there has been a notable change in the EU’s tone. In July, the European Commission unexpectedly paused legal action against the United Kingdom for an alleged breach of the NIP, and when London announced on September 6 that it was suspending key elements indefinitely, the EU’s response was muted. Impacts France is so deeply aggrieved over AUKUS that any further UK breaches of the Withdrawal Agreement could prompt a bad-tempered response. The possibility of an early assembly election in Northern Ireland would complicate EU-UK attempts to resolve the NIP issue. The exclusion of high profile, pro-EU politicians in the UK cabinet reshuffle shows how important the Brexit agenda remains for London.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Federico Fabbrini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
Article 50 ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the Withdrawal Agreement of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). The Withdrawal Agreement, adopted on the basis of Article 50 Treaty on European Union (TEU), spells out the terms and conditions of the UK departure from the EU, including ground-breaking solutions to deal with the thorniest issues which emerged in the context of the withdrawal negotiations. Admittedly, the Withdrawal Agreement is only a part of the Brexit deal. The Agreement, in fact, is accompanied by a connected political declaration, which outlines the framework of future EU–UK relations. The chapter then offers a chronological summary of the process that led to the adoption of the Withdrawal Agreement, describing the crucial stages in the Brexit process — from the negotiations to the conclusion of a draft agreement and its rejection, to the extension and the participation of the UK to European Parliament (EP) elections, to the change of UK government and the ensuing constitutional crisis, to the new negotiations with the conclusion of a revised agreement, new extension, and new UK elections eventually leading to the departure of the UK from the EU.

5 Authorisation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morris Simon
Keyword(s):  
European Economic Area ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Threshold Conditions ◽  
The Uk

In this chapter the concept of ‘authorisation’, in the context of the general prohibition, is explored. The process of obtaining authorisation through a Part 4A permission is explained. Next, the threshold conditions that a firm must meet, both on authorisation and subsequently, are given. The key concept of passporting within the European Economic Area (EEA) is explained for firms based in the EEA and the UK. The four principal categories of persons who are exempted from authorisation requirements are discussed. Finally, this chapter examines how a firm’s permission can be varied or cancelled, and how the regulator can impose requirements upon the firm to take or not to take some specified action.

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