Scottish Government priorities for UK-EU negotiations: position paper

Scottish Government priorities

We produced a series of detailed position papers ahead of the UK-EU Summit, and shared these with the UK Government and our wider partners. These set out clearly our key priorities for rebuilding closer cooperation with the EU across a broad range of areas:

• Agrifood trading arrangements with the EU
• Closer energy and climate cooperation with the EU
• Erasmus+ reassociation
• Creative Europe reassociation
• Youth mobility agreement with the EU
• Law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation with the EU
• Addressing barriers to trade with the EU

The Scottish Government was the only UK authority to publish position papers ahead of the Summit, and the papers were received positively and were influential with our partners. Our proactive engagement in Summit preparations on this basis aligned clearly with our Programme for Government commitments.

All seven position papers are available on the Scottish Government website.