5th EU‑UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Meets in Brussels
Context
The fifth EU‑UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly took place in Brussels on 17 and 18 March 2025, with Plenary addresses by Commissioner Šefčovič and the UK Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Nick Thomas‑Symonds MP, on the State of Play within the Partnership Council. The meeting was held in room SPINELLI 3E2 and was live web‑streamed.
Key Topic
Members exchanged views on the future of EU‑UK foreign and security policy cooperation, youth opportunities, and trade, customs and sanitary and phytosanitary measures. Three in‑camera break‑out groups were organised for informal discussions on AI and data protection, climate and energy cooperation, and regulatory cooperation in financial services, and webstream recordings covered two plenary sessions on 17 and 18 March.
What to Watch
Follow‑up documents available after the meeting include a Draft Agenda, a Recommendation on strengthening the EU‑UK partnership, a Joint Statement of the PPA Co‑Chairs, and break‑out group summaries, all linked from the assembly page.
Sources
Official Documents
- General documents - 5th EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, 17-18 March 2025, Brussels - Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly The 5th EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly discussed EU-UK trade, customs and SPS measures, plus regulatory cooperation in financial services and digital trade (AI and data protection) as part of strengthening the partnership.
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