The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Find out more about the new EU-UK relationship as well as the Brexit negotiations.

In view of the United Kingdom - European Union summit of 19 May 2025, the European Commission and the United Kingdom explored areas with the potential to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

EU trade relations with the United Kingdom. Facts, figures and latest developments.

Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the EU and the UK have begun a new and ambitious relationship, serving as a cornerstone for future trade relations.

Explore the Bioeconomy country dashboard: national strategies, regional strategies, institutions, initiatives, bioeconomics, bioenergy, algae production, wood resource balance.

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The United Kingdom (UK) is a former EU member state that left the Union in January 2020.

Following the UK’s withdrawal, the EU-UK relationship is governed by agreements that ensure the respect for citizens’ rights, fair competition and continued cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

On 19 May 2025, the European Union and United Kingdom's leaders met in London for the first EU-UK summit since the UK withdrew from the EU.

The core mission of the EU Delegation to the UK is to build and strengthen the new EU-UK relationship post-Brexit. The United Kingdom is an important strategic and economic partner for the EU, with significant people-to-people links and shared values. It is the EU's third-largest trading partner after the US and China and has a population of almost 5 million EU citizens who live, work and study across the country.

The relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) has evolved significantly since Brexit. Following the 2024 UK general election, the new government called for a ‘reset’ in relations with the EU, launching a renewed agenda of structured political cooperation across shared priorities. The EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly plays a key role in fostering dialogue. A UK-EU summit is scheduled for May 2025 to further deepen cooperation and define concrete steps for the renewed agenda