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Table of contents Brexit timeline and key players 3 Who is who? 4 Rights of EU/UK nationals in the UK/EU 6 UK and Ireland (Belfast agreement) 6 2 Fragomen - Brexit timeline and key players - June 2017
BREXIT TIMELINE AND KEY PLAYERS
FEB
UK Government publishes White Paper
on Brexit 02
2017 MAR
01 EU publishes White Paper on the future
of the EU
MAR 2017
Rome Declaration celebrating 60 years
of EU construction 25
2017 MAR UK Government sends
European Council President,
29 notification letter to the
European Council
Donald Tusk, and the European MAR 2017
Council acknowledge receipt of the
notification letter to the 29
European Council 2017 MAR
30 UK Government publishes
Great Repeal Bill
MAR 2017
The European Council publishes
proposal for negotiation guidelines 31
2017 APR European Parliament adopts a
05 resolution to feed into the
European Commission’s draft
MAY 2017 negotiation mandate
European Commission presents its
draft negotiation mandate with specific
objectives per policy area
03 European Council adopts Brexit
2017 APR negotiation guidelines: high political
29 objectives. (throughout the process
several other guidelines are likely to
The Council of the EU approves the MAY 2017 be adopted)
mandate and authorises the European
Commission to start Brexit talks 22
2017 JUN
08 UK General election
JUN 2017
Negotiations between the UK and the
EU likely to begin 19
2017 JUN Theresa May expected to hold a
22-23 speech at the European Council in
front of the other Heads of States
European Commission expected to JUN 2017 and Governments
report back to EU Member States and
other EU institutions on the progress 26
made thus far 2017 JUL
17 Second round of talks
SEP 2017
German federal election
24
2017 OCT
19
EU Summit will take place presenting
an opportunity for discussion on a post-
Brexit trade deal
European Commission expects Brexit
2017
withdrawal agreement talks to be over SEP
and have a draft withdrawal agreement 2018
NOV 2018 Draft withdrawal agreement will have
to be approved on the EU side by the
U N T I L
European Parliament and Council of
00:00 MAR 2019
the EU
MAR
Two year deadline expires
29
2019 MAR
30 Brexit withdrawal agreement should
be implemented
2019
MAY 2019
European Parliament elections OR
JUNE 2019
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BREXIT TIMELINE AND KEY PLAYERS
Who is who?
European Commission
Composed of a college of 28 Commissioners appointed by national governments. It
Michel Barnier represents the interests of the EU as a whole.
What role? The European Commission will lead Brexit negotiations on behalf of the EU.
Who? The European Commission’s Brexit task force is led by Michel Barnier.
European Council
Includes the heads of states or governments of the 28 Member States. In general, it sets
the EU’s political agenda but does not adopt laws.
Donald Tusk What role? The European Council adopted the negotiation guidelines (high political
objectives) framing the European Commission’s negotiation mandate. They will monitor
closely the process and may adopt other negotiation guidelines in the future.
Who? Donald Tusk is President of the European Council.
European Parliament
Consists of 751 members elected by European citizens. It represents the interests of
European citizens.
Guy Verhofstadt What role? The European Parliament adopted a resolution which fed into the European
Council’s negotiation guidelines and the European Commission’s draft negotiation
mandate. The European Parliament will be kept informed throughout the process as it
will have to approve the final result by a simple majority.
Who? Guy Verhofstadt is the Brexit lead negotiator of the European Parliament.
Council of the EU or Council
Represents the governments of the 27 Member States (Ministerial level).
What role? The Council approved the European Commission’s draft negotiation
Didier Seeuws mandate and will closely oversee the negotiations. It will also have to approve the draft
agreement with a qualified majority (72% of the 27 Member States representing 65% of
the total population of the 27 Member States).
Who? The Council’s Brexit task force is led by Didier Seeuws.
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BREXIT TIMELINE AND KEY PLAYERS
Who is who?
Number 10
10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister, and
Theresa May headquarters of the UK Government.
What role? To lead negotiations on behalf of the UK.
Who? Theresa May, Prime Minister.
Home Office
Amber Rudd Department in charge of managing immigration in the UK.
What role? Tasked with designing the UK’s immigration system after Brexit.
Who? Amber Rudd, Home Secretary.
Department for Exiting the European Union
A new government department established in direct response to the UK’s referendum on
EU membership.
David Davis
What role? Responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the
future relationship between the UK and EU.
Who? David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
General responsibility for promoting the UK’s interests around the world.
Boris Johnson What role? To support the Department for Exiting the European Union and to promote
British interests in Europe.
Who? Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary.
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BREXIT TIMELINE AND KEY PLAYERS
Rights of EU/UK nationals in the UK/EU
UK White Paper EU negotiation mandate
“While we are a member of the EU, the rights of EU nationals “The Agreement should safeguard the status and rights
living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU remain derived from Union law at the withdrawal date, including
unchanged. As provided for in both the EU Free Movement those the enjoyment of which will intervene at a later date
Directive (Article 16 of 2004/38/EC) and in UK law, those who (e.g. rights related to old age pensions) as well as rights
have lived continuously and lawfully in a country for at least which are in the process of being obtained, including the
five years automatically have a permanent right to reside.” possibility to acquire them under current conditions after
the withdrawal date (e.g. the right of permanent residence
“Securing the status of, and providing certainty to, EU after a continuous period of five years of legal residence
nationals already in the UK and to UK nationals in the EU is which started before the withdrawal date). This should
one of this Government’s early priorities for the forthcoming cover both EU27 citizens residing (or having resided) and/
negotiations. To this end, we have engaged a range of or working (or having worked) in the United Kingdom and
stakeholders, including expatriate groups, to ensure we United Kingdom citizens residing (or having resided) and/or
understand the priorities of UK nationals living in working (or having worked) in one of the Member States of
EU countries.” the EU27. Guarantees to that effect in the Agreement should
be reciprocal and should be based on the principle of equal
treatment amongst EU27 citizens and equal treatment of
EU27 citizens as compared to United Kingdom citizens,
as set out in the relevant Union acquis. Those rights
should be protected as directly enforceable vested rights
for the life time of those concerned. Citizens should be
able to exercise their rights through smooth and simple
administrative procedures.”
The Agreement should cover at least the
following elements:
• Definition of the persons to be covered
• D
efinition of the rights to be protected: residence, access
to labour market, self-employment, social security, free
movement rights
• Recognition of diplomas, professional qualifications
UK and Ireland (Belfast agreement)
UK White Paper EU negotiation mandate
“We want to protect the ability to move freely between the “In line with the European Council guidelines, the Union
UK and Ireland, north-south and east-west, recognising the is committed to continuing to support peace, stability
special importance of this to people in their daily lives.” and reconciliation on the island of Ireland. Nothing in
the Agreement should undermine the objectives and
“We will work with the Irish Government and the Northern commitments set out in the Good Friday Agreement in all its
Ireland Executive to find a practical solution that recognises parts and its related implementing agreements; the unique
the unique economic, social and political context of the circumstances and challenges on the island of Ireland will
land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. An require flexible and imaginative solutions. Negotiations
explicit objective of the UK Government’s work on EU exit should in particular aim to avoid the creation of a hard
is to ensure that full account is taken for the particular border on the island of Ireland, while respecting the
circumstances of Northern Ireland. We will seek to integrity of the Union legal order. Full account should
safeguard business interests in the exit negotiations. be taken of the fact that Irish citizens residing in Northern
We will maintain close operational collaboration between UK Ireland will continue to enjoy rights as EU citizens.”
and Irish law enforcement and security agencies and their
judicial counterparts.”
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