Think tanks questioned on negotiating EU withdrawal

21 November 2016

The Committee on Exiting the European Union hears from leading think tanks on the UK's negotiating objectives for withdrawal from the EU.

Witnesses

Wednesday 23 November 2016, Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

At 9.15am

Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Stephen Booth, Acting Director and Director of Policy and Research, Open Europe
Shanker Singham, Director of Economic Policy and Prosperity Studies, The Legatum Institute

This session aims to explore a number of themes including:

The options available for the future relationship between the UK and the EU, and what that means for the UK's negotiation objectives
The interplay, if any, between the timetable for negotiations and securing an agreement on the future relationship
The importance of other factors, such as security co-operation, in addition to trade as a driver in the negotiations

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