The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the €5 billion Brexit adjustment reserve at the first interinstitutional negotiation meeting (trilogue) on Thursday 17 June.
“Agreement on the Brexit adjustment reserve”, announced European Parliament rapporteur Pascal Arimont (EPP, Belgium) soberly on his Twitter account, after 3 hours of negotiations. “There was an urgent need to be able to respond on the ground to the multifaceted Brexit crisis. This is...