{"id":10135,"date":"2025-05-19T03:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/19\/starmer-to-host-first-eu-uk-summit-since-brexit\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T03:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:24:19","slug":"starmer-to-host-first-eu-uk-summit-since-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/19\/starmer-to-host-first-eu-uk-summit-since-brexit\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer to host first EU-UK summit since Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Updated \/ Monday, 19 May 2025 07:04 \t\t<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is the first meeting of its kind since the UK formally left the European Union more than five years ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the bloc, five years after Brexit.<\/p>\n

The meeting in London is expected to deliver the first results from Mr Starmer’s much-heralded “reset” of the UK’s ties with the EU following the rancour of the post-Brexit years.<\/p>\n

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Ant\u00f3nio Costa are among those who will be in attendance for the talks.<\/p>\n

Both sides have been engaged in negotiations to improve cooperation across a number of areas including defence and security, plant and animal checks, and youth mobility.<\/p>\n

It is the first meeting of its kind since the UK formally left the European Union more than five years ago.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, figures on both sides of the talks warned that negotiations are likely to go down to “the wire”.<\/p>\n

The UK is seeking agreement on defence and security, to allow it to participate in EU defence procurement schemes and data sharing.<\/p>\n

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will attend the meeting in London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Britain is also seeking mutual recognition of professional qualifications, an agreement to make it easier for UK artists to tour around Europe as well as a deal on plant and animal checks.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, UK Minister for European Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds said it would be open to aligning with EU rules in some areas.<\/p>\n

There are a number of asks from the EU side too, namely a youth mobility scheme, allowing young people to live and work in both jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

However, this could prove politically controversial in the UK, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch warning that it would amount to a return to free movement.<\/p>\n

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Read more: EU-UK summit: Room for manoeuvre is limited<\/b><\/p>\n

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The EU is also seeking assurances over access to UK fishing waters.<\/p>\n

Last night, an EU diplomat warned that the bloc will want to see “goodwill and commitments” from the UK side.<\/p>\n

They said that there were still a number of matters still to be agreed, adding that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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