@adonispegasiou.bsky.social Cyprus raises people-to-people ties in every UK meeting, especially the loss of access to UK universities, once a major draw for tens of thousands of Cypriot students. 🇨🇾 trusts the EU, but knows this will take time.

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@monikameislova.bsky.social
While Germany secured youth mobility talks, Czech officials note no such efforts, highlighting how symbolic gaps in cultural exchange can reflect deeper imbalances in diplomatic priorities. #UKEUStarmerEra #YouthMobility

Not all is perfect: Czechia is disappointed with the decline in youth mobility under the new ‘youth experience’ scheme, which risks losing access to popular UK opportunities for exchanges and self-development among young people.

More work needed to fix this gap.

The UK remains a key security partner for Czechia, with 25+ years of British military presence in Vyškov & close cooperation on Ukraine.

The recent UK-EU summit’s defence partnership is welcomed, seen as vital to sustaining post-Brexit security ties.

#UKPolitics #EUrelations

Military bases remain complex: settled customs union arrangements avoid island border concerns.

Though sovereignty debates arise Cyprus opts for pragmatism, holding off on raising military base issues until the broader Cyprus conflict is resolved.
#UKPolitics #Cyprus

Post-Brexit, the Cyprus-UK Strategic Dialogue Framework (2022) has strengthened cooperation, with multiple meetings between Starmer’s government & Cyprus leadership.

Starmer’s 1st UK PM visit in 50+ years to Cyprus signals improving ties, carefully navigating sensitive military base issues.

He sees potential for better UK-Spain ties under Starmer, but notes real political engagement is still minimal.

Molina also detailed Gibraltar’s unique status post-Brexit: Spain aims to remove physical checks, symbolically reintegrating it while respecting sovereignty. Negotiations remain tricky over Schengen and security.

He noted Spain's early efforts to help avoid Brexit, even backing reforms that went against its own interests.

📉 Allie Renison:
Mini-deals without EU mandates have limits.

Some topics were left off the table on purpose.

Summits sharpen minds, but also cap ambition.

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🇪🇺 Anton Spisak:
What’s changed?

The EU has quietly accepted the idea of selective single market access, something they strongly rejected during Chequers.
This is a real shift.

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⚖️ Donnelly continued:
The UK’s acceptance of ECJ oversight in some areas was a significant step—but also a basic EU requirement.

You can’t shape rules you won’t follow.

#TradeAndTech

🇬🇧 Sir Martin Donnelly:
EU couldn’t go deep without a clear mandate. Fear of UK “cherry picking” is real. No trust = no long-term strategy.

UK must think like a former member if it wants real gains.
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🎙️ @pauladamsmith kicked off:

Why didn’t the UK-EU summit go deeper on trade? Was it timing? Trust? Political caution? Or just too complex right now?

#UKEUStarmerEra #TradeAndTech

How might EU relations change if a Farage-led government emerges?

Is being in the middle on divisive issues a dangerous place to be?

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