EU external relations
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the European Union’s external relations. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.07.2013 | The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) |
| A short briefing on the background, process and features of the proposed EU-US free trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | |
| 13.02.2013 | In brief: UK-EU economic relations - key statistics |
| This note sets out, in brief, some of the main indicators of the UK's economic relationship with the EU. | |
| 05.02.2013 | The crisis in Mali: current military action and upholding humanitarian law |
| This note describes the current military intervention in Mali, led by France, which began on 11 January as a reaction to the southward advance of militant Islamist armed groups with links to al-Qaeda. It also looks at the intervention in the context of upholding humanitarian law. | |
| 14.01.2013 | Norway's relationship with the EU |
| Norway is not part of the EU, and although it has adopted large amounts of EU legislation, it has little influence. | |
| 10.11.2011 | Ukraine, the EU, Russia and Tymoshenko |
| The boundaries of western and Russian influence in Eastern Europe are in play in Ukraine. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.07.2013 | Leaving the EU |
| The Treaty on European Union provides for a Member State to leave the EU, either on the basis of a negotiated withdrawal agreement or without one. If the UK were to leave the EU following a referendum, it is likely that the Government would negotiate an agreement with the EU, which would probably contain transitional arrangements as well as provide for the UK's long-term future relations with the EU. There is no precedent for such an agreement, but it would in all likelihood come at the end of complex and lengthy negotiations. | |
| 24.04.2009 | Russia and the West |
| A year on from Dmitry Medvedev's succession to the Kremlin, this paper analyses the evolution of Russian foreign policy under both Putin and Medvedev. It seeks to identify the main themes, interests, and objectives of Russian foreign policy, and to appraise the role of President Medvedev in the direction of Russian diplomacy and his relationship with Prime Minister Putin. In so doing, it examines, in detail, Russia's relationship with the United States, NATO, the EU, and the UK and analyses the role of energy in relations between Russia and the West. Finally, it looks ahead at the prospects for the relationship in light of President Obama's declared intention to press the 'reset' button in US-Russian relations. | |
| 06.07.2007 | Hamas and the seizure of Gaza |
| Hamas and the seizure of Gaza. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/60. | |
| 14.03.2007 | EU Enlargement: the Western Balkans |
| EU Enlargement: the Western Balkans. House of Commons Research Paper 07/27. | |
| 16.04.2004 | The Human Rights Clause in the EUs External Agreements |
| The human rights clause in the EU's external agreements. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/33. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 20.03.2012 | EU: Sudan and South Sudan - follow-up report. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 14.06.2011 | EU and Sudan: on the brink of change. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 18.01.2011 | Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 09.03.2010 | Stars and dragons: the EU and China. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.12.2009 | DRAFT EUROPEAN STATEMENT ON EAST JERUSALEM |
| That this House supports the proposed statement by the Council of the European Union drafted by the Swedish Presidency calling for negotiations on a two-state solution leading to an ... | |
| 21.10.2009 | EU-SYRIA EURO-MEDITERRANEAN ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT |
| That this House notes media reports that the EU-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement is due to be signed on 26 October 2009; further notes that the Association Agreement can ... | |
| 10.11.2008 | EU AND RUSSIA |
| That this House agrees with the decision of the European Council meeting on 1st September 2008 to suspend negotiations with Russia on a new partnership and cooperation agreement following ... | |
| 17.06.2008 | EU TRADE POLICY AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD |
| That this House believes that trade is often better than aid for developing countries and is a powerful driver of growth, positive development, elimination of corruption and poverty ... | |
| 02.06.2008 | UK POLICY ON RELATIONS WITH ZIMBABWE |
| That this House condemns the attendance of Robert Mugabe at the United Nations conference on food security in Rome; notes that although there is a European Union travel ban upon him, ... |
