The future of European integration: What lessons to draw from Brexit?

30 November 2021 - Policy Dialogue organised in cooperation with EUIdea

Speakers: Brigid Laffan, Emeritus Professor, European University Institute; David McAllister, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of Committee on Foreign Affairs; Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive, European Policy Centre; Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Head of Strategic Initiatives & Outreach Clingendael Institute

Moderator: Sophie Pornschlegel, Connecting Europe Project Leader and Senior Policy Analyst

This Policy Dialogue took stock of the post-Brexit landscape: the transition period, the limits of negotiation, and the issue of the Northern Ireland border. Speakers discussed the consequences of Britain’s departure from the EU for the future of European integration and the lessons learned. There was a particular focus on the implications for differentiated integration and the way in which the EU cooperates with third-party countries in the post-Brexit era.

This event is part of the Observatory on Brexit, a workstream within the Horizon2020 funded EU-IDEA project: Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability. The Observatory monitors the Brexit process and outputs with a focus on the potential economic, political, institutional and social implications, and assesses the challenges and opportunities for differentiated integration and cooperation.

The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 822622. This event reflects only the view of the author(s) and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.