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Membership of the EEA is a consequence of membership of the European Union (EU). The UK ceased to be a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement after its withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, as it was a member of the EEA by virtue of its EU membership, but retained EEA rights during the Brexit transition period, based on Article 126 of the ...
The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 included protocols on the UK [6] and Denmark giving them opt-outs with the right to decide if and when they would join the euro. The Labour government of Tony Blair argued that the UK should join the euro, contingent on approval in a referendum, if five economic tests were met. [7]
They sued simultaneously in EU member states and the UK. In 2014, the Commission issued a decision (C(2014) 3192), which deemed this type of compensation contrary to EU law. [ 26 ] In February 2020, however, the UK Supreme Court found that the Miculas were entitled to compensation. [ 27 ]
If the UK applied to rejoin the EU, it would need to apply and have its application terms supported unanimously by the EU member states. [9] In January 2020, the political scientist Anthony Salamone wrote that member state support would seek "significant, stable and long-lasting majority public opinion in favour of rejoining", suggesting ...
Following the referendum, the UK was engaged from 2017 to 2019 in negotiations with the European Union to leave the EU. Between the UK and EU, the so-called "Brexit" – a portmanteau of "Britain" and "exit" – would consist of a withdrawal agreement and a trade agreement; however, at a global level this might also split various other trade ...
Of the 1,218,000 immigrants who came to the United Kingdom in 2023, only 126,000 were citizens of EU member states. [19] BBC reported that "In the 12 months to June 2023, net EU migration was -86,000, meaning more EU nationals left the UK than arrived". [19]
The EU manages imports from non-member states, duties between member states are prohibited, and imports circulate freely. [37] In addition under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union article 34, 'Quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between Member States'.
In a referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the EU. The UK government triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017. [23] After an extended period of negotiation and internal political debate the UK eventually withdrew from the EU on 31 January 2020. [24] [25] Prior to 2016, no member state had voted to withdraw.