Brigid Laffan is Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. Until her retirement in August 2021, Prof. Laffan was Director and Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Stefan Telle worked as Research Associate in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Italy.

• Introduction. Responding to Brexit.- Chapter 1. Framing the Brexit challenge.- Chapter 2. Creating Institutional Capacity.- Chapter 3. Building the EU’s Brexit process.- Chapter 4. Structuring the Negotiations.- Chapter 5. Sufficient Progress.- Chapter 6.      Deal or no deal?.-Chapter 7. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement.- Chapter 8. Implementation of the Agreements.- Conclusions. Process and Capacity.

“The EU’s Response to Brexit: United and Effective is a must-read and even more so that it is available in Open Access. It offers a unique and comprehensive account of the Brexit process, to the point that even readers who do not know anything about Brexit will get a complete understanding of the dynamics at play.” (Benjamin Leruth, European Political Science, Vol. 23 (4), 2024)

Brigid Laffan is Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. Until her retirement in August 2021, Prof. Laffan was Director and Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Stefan Telle worked as Research Associate in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Italy.

• Introduction. Responding to Brexit.- Chapter 1. Framing the Brexit challenge.- Chapter 2. Creating Institutional Capacity.- Chapter 3. Building the EU’s Brexit process.- Chapter 4. Structuring the Negotiations.- Chapter 5. Sufficient Progress.- Chapter 6.      Deal or no deal?.-Chapter 7. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement.- Chapter 8. Implementation of the Agreements.- Conclusions. Process and Capacity.

“The EU’s Response to Brexit: United and Effective is a must-read and even more so that it is available in Open Access. It offers a unique and comprehensive account of the Brexit process, to the point that even readers who do not know anything about Brexit will get a complete understanding of the dynamics at play.” (Benjamin Leruth, European Political Science, Vol. 23 (4), 2024)

Brigid Laffan is Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. Until her retirement in August 2021, Prof. Laffan was Director and Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Stefan Telle worked as Research Associate in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Italy.

• Introduction. Responding to Brexit.- Chapter 1. Framing the Brexit challenge.- Chapter 2. Creating Institutional Capacity.- Chapter 3. Building the EU’s Brexit process.- Chapter 4. Structuring the Negotiations.- Chapter 5. Sufficient Progress.- Chapter 6.      Deal or no deal?.-Chapter 7. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement.- Chapter 8. Implementation of the Agreements.- Conclusions. Process and Capacity.

“The EU’s Response to Brexit: United and Effective is a must-read and even more so that it is available in Open Access. It offers a unique and comprehensive account of the Brexit process, to the point that even readers who do not know anything about Brexit will get a complete understanding of the dynamics at play.” (Benjamin Leruth, European Political Science, Vol. 23 (4), 2024)