The UK can’t have its cake and eat it too, so warned the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier during his address to the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin on Tuesday. In his latest comments on the UK’s lack of engagement in negotiations over its future relationship with the European Union, Barnier stuck to the mantra that an EU-UK partnership was possible, “provided the conditions were right”. Frustration with the UK remains over its reluctance to guarantee...

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As Brexit chief negotiators meet in London for their third round of restricted high-level discussions on the future EU-UK relationship, the UK Government is beginning to show signs of engagement, according to EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan. After leaving the EU’s political and decision-making sphere at the end of January, and ahead of its final departure from the Single Market, the EU and UK have been engaged in tense negotiations over their future social, economic and security relationship from 1...

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Under the transition period as foreseen by the Withdrawal Agreement, UK nationals may continue to reside in the EU without additional measures until 31 December 2020. With the end of the transition period fast approaching and as announced by the Luxembourg government, UK nationals residing in Luxembourg have begun to receive letters from the Immigration Directorate inviting them to prepare an application for a residence permit in Luxembourg. Key points on these new residence permits: Invitations are issued automatically to UK...

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In only their second face-to-face meeting since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, EU and UK negotiators, this week, failed to make significant strides in the post-Brexit future relationship negotiations. In the sixth round of negotiations between EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart, David Frost, the sides failed to reach a breakthrough on the key stumbling blocks: clear rules for a level-playing field for fair and open competition, fisheries, as well as the role of the European...

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In light of the ongoing Brexit discussions, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to re-open the temporary permissions regime (TPR) as from 30 September 2020. As the FCA continues to plan for all possible Brexit scenarios, including a no-deal Brexit, it encourages firms and fund managers to prepare accordingly and apply for the TPR before the end of the transition period (31/12/2020). As a reminder, in December 2017 the UK Government announced the introduction of a temporary permissions regime...

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