The future relationship between the UK and the EU

Posted on 26 July 2018 by Dr Annegret Engel

Two years after the UK referendum to leave the EU the British Government has finally released its strategy on the future relationship between the UK and the EU in a White Paper from 12 July 2018. The White Paper proposes a ‘soft’ Brexit in order to limit the negative repercussions for the British economy when
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Environmental protection after Brexit: A race to the bottom?

Posted on 7 December 2017 by Dr Annegret Engel

Environmental protection in the UK is largely influenced by EU legislation which traditionally sets high standards across Member States. Brexit will allow the UK to divert from those higher standards, thus introducing a more liberal approach in relation to environmental protection. The EU Withdrawal Bill indicates that current EU legislation will initially be transposed into
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