Overview

• The UK and EU formalized a defense and security partnership, allowing UK participation in EU ministerial meetings and certain military missions.
• A mutual agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary standards will reduce trade barriers, eliminating routine checks on animal and plant products.
• EU fishing fleets were granted extended access to UK waters for an additional 12 years without changes to catch quotas.
• The UK’s potential participation in the EU’s €150 billion SAFE armament fund was discussed, with terms still under negotiation.
• Youth mobility talks, including a possible UK return to the Erasmus program, remain ongoing with no final agreement reached.