What can be achieved at the 19 May UK-EU Summit?

Written By Best for Britain

The UK Government is preparing for the upcoming UK-EU summit on 19 May, with a renewed focus on strengthening its trade relationship with the EU. However, while the UK’s core ambitions remain to enhance close business and trade ties, the mounting geopolitical tensions and  growing emphasis on security and defence cooperation, adds a new layer of urgency to these discussions.

The UKTBC will explore how  two intertwined priorities, trade and defence, can be balanced, and whether a shifting political context offers an opportunity to expedite progress in both areas. In particular the UKTBC considers likely outcomes of the summit and what actions may be required to deliver meaningful progress in UK-EU relations.

Witnesses

ANTON SPISAK, Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform

SOPHIA GASTON, UK Foreign Policy Lead, ASPI; and Visiting Fellow, Department of War Studies, KCL

DAVID HENIG, Director of the UK Trade Policy Project, European Centre for International Political Economy



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