End of the transitional period, Brexit

The UK Withdrawal Agreement, which entered into force on February 1, 2020, provided for a transitional period, until December 31, 2020; period in which European Union legislation, including that relating to the free movement of goods, services, people and workers, would continue to apply in the United Kingdom.

As of January 1, the Future Relationship Agreements with the United Kingdom will come into force, consisting of a Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and EURATOM, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of other; an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Atomic Energy Community for cooperation on the safe and peaceful uses of nuclear energy and an Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland del Norte regarding security procedures for the exchange and protection of classified information. The first of the aforementioned Agreements sets out how the commercial relations between both Parties will be.

To answer the main questions about the impact that Brexit may have on Spanish citizens, the administrative information telephone number 060 and the website of the Presidency of the Government are enabled

Likewise, the European Commission has created the following web page, where you can also access content of interest on this matter.

For more information, you can call:

• Brexit special citizen service telephone 060
• Europe Direct Phone