Title page 1

Contents 3

Summary 5

1. The UK-EU reset and May 2025 summit 9

1.1. The reset and Labour's manifesto 9

1.2. The Labour government launches a reset 9

1.3. Three pillars of reset 11

1.4. EU response to reset 12

1.5. UK-EU summit, 19 May 2025 14

1.6. UK-EU Strategic Partnership 15

2. The UK-EU Common Understanding and next steps 17

2.1. Negotiations to give effect to commitments in Common Understanding 17

2.2. Framework for adopting and implementing agreements 19

Governance of new agreements 19

Implementation of new agreements in the UK 21

2.3. Extending the TCA fisheries and energy provisions 22

Fisheries 22

Energy 25

2.4. Security, defence and development cooperation 26

2.5. People, mobility and smooth borders 26

Youth experience and Erasmus student exchange 26

Touring artists 28

Use of 'eGates' at borders 30

2.6. Economic cooperation: trade, energy and environment 31

Electricity market 31

A Common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Area 32

Linkage with the EU's Emission Trading System 39

Trade in services: business-related travel and professional qualifications 41

Competition cooperation 43

Trade in steel 44

2.7. Internal security and judicial cooperation 45

Reinforced law enforcement and judicial cooperation 45

Cooperation on drugs 47

2.8. Irregular migration 47

3. The EU-UK Security and Defence Partnership 49

3.1. What does the partnership envisage? 49

Access to the EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative 50

3.2. Status of discussions 51

Defence cooperation 52