Policy paper

Ninth meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: agenda

Published 17 February 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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The next meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee will take place on 21 February 2022, hosted by the EU in Brussels.

The meeting will be co-chaired by the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, and Vice President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič.

The agenda will include 5 items:

1. Welcome and opening remarks from the co-chairs

1.1 Formal adoption of the agenda

1.2 Stocktake of Specialised Committee activity 10 June 2021 to 21 February 2022

2. Update on the Withdrawal Agreement in accordance with Article 164 of the Withdrawal Agreement

2.1 Citizens’ Rights

2.2 The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

3. Decisions for Joint Committee adoption

3.1 DECISION No 1/2022 amending the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

3.2 DECISION No 2/2022 amending Decision No 7/2020 establishing a list of 25 persons who are willing and able to serve as members of an arbitration panel under the Agreement

4. AOB

5. Concluding remarks

The UK Delegation will include:

  • Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
  • Minister of State for Europe and North America, the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP
  • The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP

Representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive will also be invited to join the UK delegation.

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