The EU and UK held a meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee in Brussels on 10 November 2026, according to a joint statement by co-chairs Hamish Falconer, UK Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations, and European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. The co-chairs reviewed implementation of the Agreement since their previous meeting on 2 February 2026 and reaffirmed their commitment to implementing it fully and on time in all its parts.

Citizens’ rights were described as a priority for both sides, with the statement noting that almost 6 million EU citizens and 1 million UK nationals are protected by the Agreement. The co-chairs stressed the importance of a smooth transition from temporary to permanent residence during 2027. They also committed to stepping up work on structural issues affecting citizens’ daily lives, including social security coordination, and reaffirmed support for the Windsor Framework in avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland while protecting the EU Single Market.

The co-chairs welcomed progress on consumer parcel movements to Northern Ireland, protected steel access for Northern Ireland traders and simplifications to duty-related schemes. They agreed to accelerate Single Market safeguards, particularly sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and discussed technical progress on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus. Three Joint Committee decisions were adopted, covering Social Security Coordination, Artificial Intelligence and Forced Labour, along with an EU-UK declaration clarifying that handling fees for consumer parcels would be treated like customs duties. The co-chairs also agreed to examine options regarding the Cyber Resilience Act’s addition to the Windsor Framework and adopted the Joint Committee Annual Report for 2025. They said work would continue ahead of the EU-UK Summit on 20 November 2026.