What to expect from the UK/EU Summit
When Keir Starmer hosts the first UK-EU summit on Monday 19 May what will actually be settled, and where will business need to engage in the months ahead? BMPA's public affairs company has outlined the opportunities and broad timeline for engagement afterwards in their latest briefing note.
The focus of the summit will be to agree the agenda for trade talks, so there's a small window of opportunity between now and the end of Summer to push for issues that businesses care about to be included.
As the briefing points out: "the time to make the case for ambitious outcomes is now, backed with evidence about the potential for growth and jobs." BMPA is currently embarked on a programme of engagement with multiple government departments to press the British meat industry's case. Our aim is to ensure that Ministers and civil servants understand the importance of arming UK negotiators with industry-specific information to enable nuanced negotiations that will protect our industry and benefit the UK economy.