'Caution on Both Sides': EU-UK Summit a First Step in 'Deepening the Relationship'

Fish, defence - and perhaps more young people again: the UK and the EU decide at a summit in London to work together more closely again.

Rule-Taking Fears Persist Following UK–EU Summit

Despite being hailed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as “a win-win,” the recent UK–EU summit in London has led some observers to question whether Britain is edging back towards becoming a rule taker. While the summit produced several high-level agreements, most are not legally binding and remain subject to further negotiation. No treaty was signed. Instead, the joint statement proposed to “proceed swiftly” with exploratory talks under each si…

Reset or compromise? Taking stock of the EU-UK summit

This week, Mark Leonard is joined by Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group and ECFR council member, for an emergency room episode dissecting the long-awaited EU-UK summit.  While the summit’s agreement sets precedents on policies including an agri-food deal, and a security and defence partnership, it falls short of achieving ambitious goals like a customs union. Mark and Mujtaba’s discussion, recorded as European Commissi…

Taoiseach welcomes 'landmark moment' from EU-UK summit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the outcome of the EU-UK summit in London, calling it a "landmark moment".

'Caution on both sides': EU-UK summit a first step in 'deepening the relationship'

UK-EU summit: A tentative handshake

At first glance, Monday’s announcements at Lancaster House might have seemed almost modest: technical, cautious, incremental. But beneath the official communiques and press photos lies something more telling.