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| Main points of agreement between UK and EU in Brexit deal | Main points of agreement between UK and EU in Brexit deal |
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| Document sets out ensuring rights of EU citizens in UK and promise of no hard border in Ireland as well as financial issues | Document sets out ensuring rights of EU citizens in UK and promise of no hard border in Ireland as well as financial issues |
| Rowena Mason | Rowena Mason |
| Fri 8 Dec 2017 08.41 GMT | Fri 8 Dec 2017 08.41 GMT |
| Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 15.29 GMT | |
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| EU citizens | EU citizens |
| EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the rest of the EU have the right to stay. Rights of their children and those of partners in existing “durable relationships” are also guaranteed. | EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the rest of the EU have the right to stay. Rights of their children and those of partners in existing “durable relationships” are also guaranteed. |
| UK courts will preside over enforcing rights over EU citizens in Britain but can refer unclear cases to the European court of justice for eight years after withdrawal. | UK courts will preside over enforcing rights over EU citizens in Britain but can refer unclear cases to the European court of justice for eight years after withdrawal. |
| Irish border | Irish border |
| The agreement promises to ensure there will be no hard border and to uphold the Belfast agreement. | The agreement promises to ensure there will be no hard border and to uphold the Belfast agreement. |
| It makes clear the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland, will be leaving the customs union. | It makes clear the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland, will be leaving the customs union. |
| It leaves unclear how an open border will be achieved but says in the absence of a later agreement, the UK will ensure “full alignment” with the rules of the customs union and single market that uphold the Good Friday agreement. | It leaves unclear how an open border will be achieved but says in the absence of a later agreement, the UK will ensure “full alignment” with the rules of the customs union and single market that uphold the Good Friday agreement. |
| However, the concession secured by the DUP is that no new regulatory barriers will be allowed between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK without the permission of Stormont in the interest of upholding the Good Friday agreement. | However, the concession secured by the DUP is that no new regulatory barriers will be allowed between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK without the permission of Stormont in the interest of upholding the Good Friday agreement. |
| Money | Money |
| There is no figure on how much the UK is expected to pay but the document sets out how the bill will be calculated – expected to be about £50bn. | There is no figure on how much the UK is expected to pay but the document sets out how the bill will be calculated – expected to be about £50bn. |
| The UK agrees to continue to pay into the EU budget as normal in 2019 and 2020. | The UK agrees to continue to pay into the EU budget as normal in 2019 and 2020. |
| It also agrees to pay its liabilities such as pension contributions. | It also agrees to pay its liabilities such as pension contributions. |
| Other issues | Other issues |
| The two sides agreed there would be need for cooperation on nuclear regulation and police and security issues. | The two sides agreed there would be need for cooperation on nuclear regulation and police and security issues. |
| There was an agreement to ensure continued availability of products on the market before withdrawal and to minimise disruption for businesses and consumers. | There was an agreement to ensure continued availability of products on the market before withdrawal and to minimise disruption for businesses and consumers. |
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