Department for Exiting the European Union's Stakeholder Bulletin. 1Th September 2017

Department for Exiting the European Union's Stakeholder Bulletin. [1th September 2017]

Third round of EU negotiations

The latest round of negotiations with the EU began on Monday 28 August and concluded on Thursday 31 August.
Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis’s remarks at the closing of the latest round of talks can be viewed onlinehere.

During this round of negotiations further progress was made on reaching a reciprocal agreement on the rights of UK citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK. A joint technical note comparing the UK and the EU’s positions on citizens' rights, published yesterday, can be read onlinehere.

Publication of future partnership and position papers

The Government published a paper on our future customs arrangements with the EU during the week commencing 14 August. It was the first future partnership paper we have released. We also published a position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland during the same week.

During the week commencing 21 August we published a further set of papers on the new deep and special partnership the UK wants to build with the EU. We also published two more position papers ahead of the August round of negotiations beginning earlier this week.

Whereas the position papers are about separation issues currently being discussed in the negotiations, the future partnership papers are focused on different elements of building the new relationship to promote our shared interests and values.

The latest papers to be released were:

Future customs arrangements - a future partnership paper
(Published Tuesday 15 August)
Northern Ireland and Ireland - a position paper
(Published Wednesday 16 August)
Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK - a position paper
(Published on Monday 21 August)
Confidentiality and access to documents - a position paper
(Published on Monday 21 August)
Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework - a future partnership paper
(Published on Tuesday 22 August)
Enforcement and dispute resolution - a future partnership paper
(Published on Wednesday 23 August)
The exchange and protection of personal data - a future partnership paper
(Published on Thursday 24 August)

We invite views on these and subsequent papers, both by way of written submission and in discussion in your meetings with the Government. Written submissions can be sent to: .

Ministerial engagement with business

Reaffirming the Government’s commitment to work with all parts of the UK as we leave the EU, Minister for Exiting the EU Robin Walker embarked on atwo day tour across Scotlandat the end of July. During the trip, the Minister heard from a wide range of Scottish industries, from farming and fishing to life sciences and energy.

On 31 July Robin Walker also visited fishermen, farmers and businessesacross the South Westas part of the Government’s ongoing engagement with businesses. Following on from that, in the second week of August, he also undertook athree day tour of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, to meet with business leaders in each Crown Dependency and ensure their priorities and interests are taken into account as the UK leaves the EU.

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