The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020 after both sides concluded a Withdrawal Agreement to facilitate an orderly departure. The EU and the UK are currently conducting negotiations on a future partnership agreement. Regardless of the outcome of these negotiations, substantial and enduring change will arise on 1 January 2021. It is important that we all understand the changes that will arise on 1 January 2021, and the necessary steps we now need to take as a result.
The Withdrawal Agreement provides for a transition period until the end of 2020. The transition period is intended to give time for national administrations, businesses and citizens to get ready for the changes that will definitively arise on 1 January 2021 as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
During the transition period, EU rules and regulations will continue to apply to, and in respect of, the UK, particularly the rules pertaining to the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. There will be no immediate changes for citizens and businesses in their day-to-day dealings.
After the transition period ends, a number of changes will arise.
Here you can find information on how services like banking, online shopping, consumer rights, driving licences and mobile roaming will be affected
We are working to keep this website up-to-date. Check back regularly, as information will be updated as it becomes available.
To keep up to date on the latest news:
- Follow Getting Ireland Brexit Ready on Twitter. @BrexitReadyIRL is the main Government Twitter account for the latest Brexit news.
- Read the Government's Brexit Readiness Action Plan
- Check out our ongoing calendar of Government events across the country with details of upcoming events in your sector or locality.
- Read the EU's set of Questions and Answers on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020 .
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