Overview

• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President António Costa led the first UK-EU bilateral summit since Brexit in London.
• The summit finalized a long-term reciprocal fishing rights agreement, granting EU fleets access to UK waters until 2038.
• A new defense partnership opens the EU's €150 billion 'Safe' rearmament fund to British firms, strengthening security ties amid geopolitical challenges.
• Trade facilitation talks aim to reduce post-Brexit bureaucracy, align sanitary and phytosanitary rules, and enhance youth mobility between the UK and EU.
• The status of Gibraltar remains excluded from the agreements, requiring separate negotiations to address its post-Brexit framework.