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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 22EU Postpones July 22 U.K. Summit After Starmer's Resignation
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 22Summary
- António Costa said the EU-U.K. summit due on July 22 will be postponed after Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister.
- The meeting had been intended to cap talks on three reset measures: an agrifood agreement, an emissions trading deal and a youth mobility scheme.
- Costa said he hopes Starmer's successor will provide continuity for the effort to rebuild cross-Channel ties.
- The decision follows an earlier EU-U.K. reassessment of the summit announced the same day, extending weeks of uncertainty around the annual meeting.
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With Keir Starmer's exit, will Britain's next leader finally push for rejoining the EU single market? As UK leadership falters, will the planned EU-UK summit collapse, jeopardizing crucial youth mobility and security agreements? With public opinion shifting, can the UK and EU forge a new security alliance independent of an unreliable US?