Member states’ representatives greenlight signature and provisional application of EU-UK agreement on Gibraltar.

Council authorises Commission to start negotiations with UK on electricity and cohesion agreements and allows UK’s participation in Erasmus+.

Council approves an agreement reached with the United Kingdom which secures the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2026.

Council authorises Commission to start negotiations with UK on a common sanitary and phytosanitary area (SPS) and to link emissions trading systems (ETS).

Defence investment: Council authorises negotiations with UK and Canada on their participation in SAFE.

The Council adopted a regulation setting up the Security Action for Europe instrument, which will provide EU member states financial assistance for up to €150 billion euros, with the aim of strengthening the European security and defence industry.

The first EU-UK summit was held on 19 May 2025 in London. At the joint press conference, European Council President António Costa welcomed a renewed Strategic Partnership, highlighting the agreements reached on global cooperation, security and defence, and a bilateral agenda for deeper cooperation on several areas. He also called the summit a turning point for unity and shared global responsibility.

On 19 May 2025, European Council President António Costa was in London for the first EU-UK summit. In his opening remarks at the start of the plenary session, he emphasised the importance of the summit as a forward-looking milestone for a renewed partnership between the EU and the UK.

During the first EU-UK summit on 19 May 2025, leaders agreed three documents: a joint statement, a security and Defence Partnership and a Common Understanding on a renewed agenda for European Union – United Kingdom cooperation.

Council approves an agreement reached with the United Kingdom which secures the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2025.

The extension is due to be decided by the EU-UK Partnership Council before the end of 2023.

The Council has approved the results of the annual consultations between the EU and the United Kingdom on fishing opportunities for the year 2024.

The Council decision enables the EU to adopt the relevant decision within the EU-UK Specialised Committee on Participation in Union programmes before the end of the year.

The Council adopted three regulations aimed at implementing the joint solutions agreed with the UK regarding public, animal and plant health issues, medicines and certain steel products.

The Council has adopted two decisions related to the Windsor Framework, greenlighting the main elements of the political agreement in principle on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.

The Council approved an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2023 between the EU and the United Kingdom, as well as for certain deep-sea stocks for 2023 and 2024, securing the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea, and providing them with stability ahead of the coming fishing season.

This regulation lays down the rules and procedures which would allow the EU to ensure a timely and effective exercise of its rights in enforcing and implementing the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The Council has adopted a directive and a regulation to ensure continued supply of medicines to Northern Ireland, and to Cyprus, Ireland and Malta.

EU ambassadors today agreed on the mandate for the proposed Directive and Regulation to ensure continued supply of medicines to Northern Ireland, and to Cyprus, Ireland and Malta.

Council agrees fishing opportunities for 2022