What Britain and the EU may discuss at Monday summit

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56% : LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will welcome European Union leaders to London on Monday to help reset relations with the bloc, with both sides aiming to secure progress in some specific areas while other issues will remain off-limits.
56% : The EU is likely to ask Britain for dynamic alignment with its SPS rules and a role for the European Court of Justice, which Starmer could agree to, according to think tank UK in a Changing Europe.
56% : ELECTRICITY Britain left the EU's internal energy market after Brexit, but the UK's energy industry is pushing for more efficient and closer electricity trading arrangements with the bloc.
53% : YOUTH MOBILITY Measures to make it easier for under-30s to travel and work between Britain and the EU are seen as a priority for the bloc.
51% : DEFENCE AND SECURITY PACT Britain's Labour government wants to pursue a defence and security pact that previous Conservative governments opted not to seek when Brexit was first negotiated.
48% : Labour has positioned a veterinary agreement with the EU as central to its planned EU reset, aimed at preventing unnecessary border checks on agricultural produce such as meat and dairy.
48% : But the Starmer government has been cautious, ruling out any return to freedom of movement between Britain and the EU.
48% : Industry analysts have said linking the two would likely see UK prices, which are lower than the EU, go up to EU levels.
45% : EU diplomats have said that a fisheries deal should be the same length as any agreement on SPS, to ensure equal leverage during any renegotiations, while France is pushing for any defence deal to be contingent on a fisheries agreement.
43% : Fishing has long been a source of tension in the relationship, with the EU taking Britain to court this year over its ban of fishing for sandeels in UK waters.
41% : But energy firms say it will save costs for consumers and improve market liquidity, and help Britain avoid penalties under Europe's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism which from 2026 will impose fees on EU imports of steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen. OTHER AREAS The mutual recognition of certain professional qualifications, changes to ease travel for touring artists, and data-sharing are all areas that Britain and the EU may seek to pursue future agreement on. ($1 = 0.8933 euros) Reporting by Alistair Smout, Kate Holton, Philip Blenkinsop, Andrew Gray and Susanna Twidale; Editing by Rachna Uppal Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Suggested Topics:Europe

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