On Wednesday 12 July, the European Parliament's coordinator on Brexit, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, Belgium), warned that the United Kingdom could not remain a member of the European Atomic Community (Euratom) once it has left the EU, whether it asks to or not, but added that the Euratom treaty could continue to apply to the UK if its authorities sign an association agreement with the EU after its departure.
“In my view, given that in the Treaty of Lisbon, Euratom and the EU are closely linked,...