The Facts

João Vale de Almeida is the EU’s ambassador to the UK. He was previously the EU’s ambassador to the US and the UN.

This committee is one of 6 UK-EU committees set up by the Withdrawal Agreement to manage the implementation of different parts of that agreement.

To maintain favourable trade terms before the UK stopped benefitting from EU trade agreements in January 2021, the government sought to reach UK-only agreements with many of the same countries.

Charles Michel is the President of the European Council. He is the 3rd person to have held the post after it was created as part of the Lisbon Treaty.

The transition period is the 11-month grace period agreed by the UK and the EU following the UK’s exit from the bloc on 31 January 2020.

The OECD is an international organisation that fosters policymaking cooperation between member, and many non-member, countries.

The Treaty of Rome, which was signed in 1957 by the original six member states, laid much of the groundwork for the EU as it is today.

The External Action Service, or EEAS, is the EU’s diplomatic service. It was established after the Lisbon Treaty on 1 January 2011.

Josep Borrell is the EU’s chief diplomat, also known as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Read this fact to find out more.

No, only European countries may join the EU. This was tested in 1987 when Morocco’s application was rejected.

The Internal Market Bill was introduced by the UK government to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. At that…

When the government talks about an Australian-style deal with the EU, it is talking exclusively about trade. The bulk of EU-Australia trade…