Plans to reset UK-EU relations hit trouble over fishing rights and youth mobility
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer aims to finalize three agreements with the EU, India, and the US during a London summit on Monday, 2025-05-19.
- Efforts to complete these accords follow a government push to reset UK-EU relations, though disputes over fishing rights and a youth mobility scheme complicate the EU deal.
- The summit will focus on a security and defense pact granting the UK access to the EU’s 150 billion euro military fund, alongside agreements on trade and shared principles.
- Starmer expressed confidence that securing the three agreements within a two-week window would prove highly beneficial for the UK’s economic and security interests.
- If successful, these agreements could strengthen ties despite Brexit challenges, though political opposition in both the UK and EU might hinder effective implementation.
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EU, U.K.: Post-Brexit Disagreements Continue to Complicate EU-U.K. Security and Defense Pact
The European Union continues to demand further British concessions on fishing rights and youth mobility as part of a new, broader EU-U.K. post-Brexit cooperation framework, only days ahead of the London U.K.-EU summit on May 19, delaying finalization of a draft summit communique, the Financial Times reported May 15.
Starmer is learning the hard way that the EU still wants revenge for Brexit
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