Negotiating the Future: the UK's repositioning in Europe
This website is intended for anyone interested in Brexit. It provides analysis of key Brexit issues relating to the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), the UK’s future relationship with its European neighbours, and the impact on the UK. It also addresses key aspects of the UK’s 47-year membership of the EU.
The Brexit and After website draws on three research projects, funded by UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), conducted as part of UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE), and led by University of East Anglia's (UEA) Professor Hussein Kassim. The materials presented are intended to complement The UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) website and, in line with the mission of that project, analysis is independent, non-partisan and impartial.
News: UK Regulation after Brexit revisited
British Academy Conference and Report Launch 27 October 2022
British Academy conference and report launch
Approaching two years after the end of the transition period and the transfer of regulatory responsibilities from the EU to the UK, we ask: • What has changed in UK regulation? • What are the implications for devolution and the nations of the United Kingdom? • What is at issue with ‘retained EU law’? • What are the prospects for UK regulatory divergence?
Regulation After Brexit
News: Good Neighbours? The UK - Europe after Brexit Conference & Podcasts 2022
Good Neighbours? The UK and Europe after Brexit
The British Academy conference and podcasts 2022 explore:
- How has UK foreign policy changed?
- Can the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provide a solid basis for the UK - EU relations?
- How is the UK and its relationship with the EU viewed from European capitals?
- What are the possibilities and prospects for the UK - EU relations?
News: After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia?
After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia? Lecture Series
If you missed any of the talks in our After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia? Lecture Series, listen to these on our Public Engagement: Events, Keynotes & Panels page.
Two Working Papers on UK-EU collaboration
Unfinished business? The Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim look at the impact of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on UK-EU relations, the factors involved in decision-making, the effects on various sectors and more.
Institutions and governance of the EU-UK relationship describes the committee structures, their functions, and their operation hitherto. It also discusses the institutional arrangements put in place by the UK and the EU to manage the new relationship.
News: Podcasts 'After Brexit: What has changed?'
‘After Brexit: What has changed?’ is a podcast series for anyone interested in the UK’s departure from the EU. In each episode we ask guest experts to explain the issues, describe what has changed and why, and to discuss the future prospects for UK divergence.
We look at food safety, immigration, asylum, security, digital regulation, fisheries, environment, energy, financial services, competition policy and many other areas. See our blog post for details.
News: UK Regulation after Brexit Report 2021
Our new report ‘UK regulation after Brexit’, takes a first step to mapping the new regulatory settlement in the wake of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
The report explores key findings over twenty-six areas including how UK regulation has changed since the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. It looks at the UK’s readiness to assume regulatory responsibility from the EU, the extent the UK has diverged from EU policy, and the long-term prospects for UK alignment or divergence.
Launch video with:
- Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor, Financial Times
- Professor Catherine Barnard, Deputy Director, UK in a Changing Europe
- Professor Charlotte Burns, University of Sheffield
- Professor Sarah Hall, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
- Chaired by Professor Hussein Kassim, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
The report is edited by Hussein Kassim, Sean Ennis and Andy Jordan, UEA, and produced jointly by UK in a Changing Europe, the Centre for Competition Policy, and Brexit & Environment.
Download the Report
“The report shows that the challenges facing the UK following the end of the transition are not merely teething problems. The UK has assumed huge regulatory responsibilities, but it is not clear that UK regulators are sufficiently powerful, have the right resources or can develop the necessary expertise to perform effectively even in the medium-term. Although the UK has gained regulatory autonomy in theory, it faces formidable constraints to diverge in practice.”
Hussein Kassim
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