Europe

On 31 January 2020, the UK left the EU under the terms of the withdrawal agreement. This provided for an implementation period during which most EU laws, including new laws, would continue to apply to the UK. The transition period will last until 31 December 2020, unless the UK and EU agree an extension.

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides extracts from political party manifestos since 1970 charting the various positions taken on Europe over the last five decades.

The House of Lords Library briefing has been produced to mark GCHQ’s 100th anniversary.

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the European Union-Western Balkans summit on future enlargement.

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: Movement of People in the Cultural Sector (19th Report, HL Paper 182).

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides extracts from political party manifestos since 1970 charting the various positions taken on Europe over the last five decades.

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on World Press Freedom Day, marked on 3 May each year.

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of how scrutiny of delegated legislation takes place in both Houses and considers the impact of Brexit on it.

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on 1 April 2019 on the report from the European Union Committee 'Brexit: The Erasmus and Horizon Programmes'.

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the Lords’ consideration of the statutory instrument to change the date of ‘exit day’ in domestic law, following the UK’s agreement with the EU to extend the article 50 period beyond 29 March 2019.

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the Brexit debate under section 13(6)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 25 March 2019. It includes a briefing published by the Library on 21 March 2019 and supplements it with additional material published after the European Council meeting on the evening of 21 March 2019.

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate scheduled to take place on 25 March 2019 on exiting the European Union. It covers recent developments, including the UK’s request to the European Council for agreement to extend article 50 to 30 June 2019. It was published before the European Council meeting on 21 March 2019.