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Chancellor Linas Linkevičius announced it at this week’s government meeting.
“According to the information we have received from the institutions, Lithuania would benefit from the conclusion of 17 agreements with the United Kingdom,” he said.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, possible agreements include political issues of police cooperation, document management, social security, protection of movable cultural property and taxes.
“It may be necessary to conclude several technical agreements. For example, on the change of driver’s licenses. The European Commission is likely to invite certain general guidelines to be followed when concluding these bilateral agreements,” said L. Linkevičius.
As the Ministry subsequently informed the SNB, the exact number of possible deals will become clear after the conclusion of negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom on further cooperation.
“It is important to emphasize that, despite the outcome of the negotiations, cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom will continue. The aforementioned bilateral agreements would be necessary to ensure more fluid cooperation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a comment sent to BNS.
The UK officially withdrew from the European Union on February 1 of this year. Such a decision was made after the 2016 referendum.
The withdrawal agreement provides for a transitional period during which EU law will continue to apply in the UK and will end on December 31 this year.
The transition period is for the EU and the UK to agree on future cooperation.
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