Brexit Impact Studies

The European Parliament has commissioned dozens of impact assessments or studies on Brexit from experts, across a broad range of policy areas, which are publicly available online. This webpage will be regularly updated to include further relevant publications.

The opinions expressed in these documents are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament.



These documents can be found on the European Parliament Committees and the European Parliamentary Research Service webpages.

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Agriculture & Fisheries

EU - UK agricultural trade: State of play and possible impacts of Brexit (October 2017)

Possible impact of Brexit on the EU budget and, in particular, CAP funding (October 2017)

Common Fisheries Policy & Brexit (June 2017)

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Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

The future relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of international protection following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (October 2018)

Brexit and Migration (October 2018)

The Future Relationship between the UK and the EU following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in the field of family law (October 2018)

The future EU-UK relationship: options in the field of the protection of personal data for general processing activities and for processing for law enforcement purposes (August 2018)

The EU-UK relationship beyond Brexit: options for Police Cooperation and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (July 2018)

The implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (December 2017)

The implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on readmission cooperation (February 2018)

Budget

The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), its Structure and the Own Resources (October 2017)

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Citizens' Rights

The impact and consequences of Brexit on acquired rights of EU citizens living in the UK and British citizens living in the EU-27 (April 2017)

The impact of Brexit in relation to the right to petition and on the competences, responsibilities and activities of the Committee on Petitions (June 2017)

Obstacles to the right of free movement and residence for EU citizens and their families: Country report for the United Kingdom (June 2016)

EU and UK positions on citizens’ rights: First phase of Brexit negotiations (July 2017)

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Culture and Education

Research for CULT Committee – "Recognition of qualifications for educational and professional purposes: the impact of Brexit" (November 2018)

Audiovisual Sector and Brexit: the Regulatory Environment (October 2018)

Development

Possible impacts of Brexit on EU development and humanitarian policies (April 2017)

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Economic & Monetary Affairs

ECON Thesaurus on Brexit (July 2017)

Implications of Brexit on EU Financial Services (June 2017)

An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Brexit on the EU27 (March 2017)

The UK’s Potential Withdrawal from the EU and Single Market Access under EU Financial Services Legislation (January 2017)

Brexit: the United Kingdom and EU financial services (December 2016)

An assessment of the impact of Brexit on euro area stability (November 2016)

Possible economic impact for the Euro area and the EU (November 2016)

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Employment & Social Affairs

Brexit Implications for Employment and Social Affairs: Facts and Figures (January 2017)

European Parliament

The Institutional Consequences of a ‘Bespoke’ Agreement with the UK based on a ‘Distant’ Cooperation Model (July 2018)

The institutional consequences of a ‘bespoke’ agreement with the UK based on a ‘close’ cooperation model (May 2018)

The Institutional Consequences of a Hard 'Brexit' (May 2018)

The (ir-)revocability of the withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU In-depth analysis (January 2018)

Brexit Literature Update (January 2018)

The Brexit process: Moving to the second phase of negotiations (December 2017)

The settlement of disputes arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (November 2017)

Brexit Literature Update (October 2017)

The Role and Powers of the European Parliament in the Brexit Process (June 2017)

The Brexit negotiations: Issues for the first phase (June 2017)

UK withdrawal from the EU: Legal and procedural issues (March 2017)

Brexit and the EU: General Institutional and Legal Considerations (January 2017)

Τhe Composition of the European Parliament (January 2017)

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Industry, Research & Energy

The Impact of Brexit on the EU Energy System (November 2017)

Brexit and the EU emissions trading system (November 2017)

Review of EU-Third Country Cooperation on Policies Falling within the ITRE Domain in Relation to Brexit (June 2017)

European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) - Structures and tools (September 2017)

Challenges for EU cohesion policy: Issues in the forthcoming post-2020 reform (February 2017)

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Internal Market & Consumer Protection

The Consequences of Brexit for the Customs Union and the Internal Market Acquis for Goods (May 2017)

Consequences of Brexit in the area of consumer protection (April 2017)

Consequences of Brexit in the area of public procurement (April 2017)

The Consequences of Brexit on Services and Establishment: Different Scenarios for Exit and Future Cooperation (June 2017)

Legal Implications of Brexit on the Customs Union, Internal Market Acquis for Goods and Services, Consumer Protection Law, Public Procurement (August 2017)

Proceedings of the Workshop on the consequences of Brexit (February 2017)

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Brexit and Ireland – Legal, political and economic considerations (November 2017)

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Regional Policy

Challenges for EU cohesion policy: Issues in the forthcoming post-2020 reform (February 2017)

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Science

European Medicines Agency: A look at its activities and the way ahead (July 2017)

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Security & Defence

Common Security and Defence Policy after Brexit: the way forward (May 2018)

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Trade

Future trade relations between the EU and the UK: options after Brexit (March 2018)

Customs unions and FTAs: Debate with respect to EU neighbours (November 2017)

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Transport & Tourism

Transport and tourism - the consequences of a no-deal scenario (September 2018)

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United Kingdom - Ireland Relations

Brexit and Ireland – Legal, political and economic considerations (November 2017)

UK Withdrawal (‘Brexit’) and the Good Friday Agreement (November 2017)

Smart Border 2.0 Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons (November 2017)

The Impact and Consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland (March 2017)

United Kingdom

Jurisdiction upon and after the UK’s withdrawal: The perspective from the UK Constitutional Order (January 2018)

The Brexit Negotiations: An Assessment Of The Legal, Political And Institutional Situation In The UK (March 2017)

The Impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on Scotland, Wales and Gibraltar (April 2017 - updated September 2017)

Outlook for Brexit negotiations (May 2017)