Statement
The next meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council will take place in Brussels on 16 May 2024, with delegations attending in person and by video conference.
The meeting will be co-chaired by myself and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič.
The agenda will include:
1. Opening remarks by the co-chairs and adoption of the agenda
2. Energy and Climate
2.1. Climate policies in the EU and the UK
2.2. Cooperation Frameworks for Transmission System Operators (electricity, gas) and energy regulators
2.3. EU-UK cooperation in energy matters in the Specialised Committee on Energy, and through the MoU between participants of the North Sea Energy Cooperation (NSEC) and the UK
2.4. Security of Supply
3. Trade and level playing field
3.1. State of play
3.2. Agreement on cooperation and exchange of information in competition matters
3.3. Consumer protection – product safety
4. Health security
5. Fisheries
6. Security
6.1. State of play
6.2. Information exchange on vehicle registration data
7. Other areas of cooperation
7.1. Road transport and safety
7.2. Association to Horizon Europe – mobility of researchers
8. AOB
9. Concluding remarks by the co-chairs