The Impact of Brexit on the Baltic Sea Region – Werner Kuhn
Baltic Sea ParliamentaryConference-Standing Committee MeetingBrussels , 22 February 2018Dipl. -Ing.Werner Kuhn MdEPEVP-FraktionLeave„Vote to leave–Wewantourcountryback“Nigel FarageRemain„Britain stronger inEurope“ David Cameron21.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 2Royal House neutral321.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn421.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn521.02.2018 Brüssel und der Brexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn621.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn7https://www.express.co.uk/news21.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn8https://www.express.co.uk/news21.02.2018 Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner KuhnEurope andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 921.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 1021.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 1121.02.2018UK: 600.000 skilled workers plan tobrain drain out ofUKMost with view togotoGermanyEurope andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 1221.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 13phase 1 –three main issuesUKs outstanding financial obligations –„theUKbill“rights ofEU27 citizens in theUK / rights ofUKcitizens in theEU27Northern -Irland / Rep. Irland boarderconclusions of phase 1„sufficiant progress “ had been made in phase 1tostart phase 2phase 2negotiations on future relationship ofEU27 -UKMichel Barnier, European ChiefNegotiator forBREXIT andWerner Kuhn21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 14thematicstructure (presentation at thedecembercouncil):•Level playing field•Governance•International agreements and trade policy•Services•Policy and judical coopration in criminal matters•Security, defence and foreign policy•Aviation•Fisheries21.02.201815Quelle:Deutscher Fischerei VerbandConsequencesof Brexiton EU-fisheries Access to fishing areasEurope andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 16ConsequencesofBrexitEU-UK relations governed by international law•UNCLOS (United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea –1982)•UNFSA (United Nation Fish Stocks Agreement –1995 )•control over territorial waters (200 nautical miles)•shared stock management•settlement provisionsEU-UK trade relations on WTO termsconsequences on the Northern Agreements (Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands )21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 17Future EU-UK fisheries agreementchallenges:•around 100 shared fish stocks (joint management)•reciprocal access to waters and recourcesoEU landings from UK waters (585 mio. €)oUK landings from EU waters (127 mio. €)•market for fish and seafoodoUK imports from EU27 (2015) = 1,31 bln€(=34% of UK seafood imports = only 6,7%of EU exports)oUK exports to EU27 (2015) = 1.34 bln€(68% of UK exports)UK-EU fisheries relationship is very intensive -each other’s most important partners21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 18UK-dependencytoEU-export-68,4 %dependency-value:€1,34billionProportion of species(value in mio €and percentage)21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 19TransitionEuropeanCouncil (Art. 50) guidelines (Dec. 15):•cover the whole EU acquis•guaranteed acces to waters and recources•stability of the quotas-no change in the current modalities >>> “status quo transition ”-but:UK will no longer participate in the decision making of the EU bodies-however :consultations with UK on fishing opportunities and internationalconsultations (EU-Norway, costal states )21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 20Future EU-UK fisheries agreementpossible fisheries relation frameworks•SFPA (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership agreement) -buyingaccess, technical assistance•Northern agreement (Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands) -looseframework, legal basis enabling informal negotiations•Costal State consultations -very informalmaybe none of the existing EU fisheries agreements would besuitable ?21.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 21Objectives of a futurerelationship•reciprocal access to waters, resources and markets•fishing opportunities with regard to historic fishing patters (relativestability) and past records activities•management of trans -boundary stocks•highest level of convergence in management regimes21.02.2018Brüssel und der Brexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 2221.02.2018Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 23© AFP21.02.201824Werner KuhnEuropabüro Ribnitz -DamgartenIm Kloster 1118311 Ribnitz -DamgartenTel.: 03821 -24 45Fax: 03821 -81 02 31E-Mail: info@werner -kuhn.euThankyouverymuchforyourattention...Europe andtheBrexit | Copyright Werner Kuhn 21.02.2018