The fourth meeting of EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly took place in London on 4-5 December 2023.
The meeting was organised in two sessions.
The first session, in the afternoon of Monday 4 December, was opened by the Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and was divided in two parts:
The first part, from 14.00 to 16.30, took place in plenary and was devoted to the following issues: The state of play within the Partnership CouncilMobility of people The second part of the session was organised around break out groups. Members met in three thematic groups: Data protection FisheriesCitizens’ rights
The second session, on Tuesday 5 December in the morning, was opened by the Rt Hon Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker, and took place in plenary. Members exchanged views on the following topics:
Artificial intelligenceClimate change, including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation, and Sir Oliver Heald, Chair of the Delegation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The PPA meeting was live web-streamed on the UK Parliament YouTube channel.
Members also participated in a number of side events with representatives of EU citizens’ organisations in the UK, European Societies of several universities, European Parliament Ambassador Schools and the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. On 6 December, they participated in a Citizens’ gathering with 150 representatives of EU citizens’ organisations, Members States and international organisations.