The Ones Swept Along: What Brexit means for British Nations and Overseas Territories

PROGRAMME 12.00 Registration & Lunch 12.30 Welcome by Sir Graham Watson Member of the European Economic and Social Committee   Panel Discussion The Hon. Joseph Garcia MP, Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar   Jane Dodds Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats   Sheila Ritchie MEP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats   Naomi Long (tbc) MEP, Leader of the Northern Alliance Party   Moderator: Sebastian Vagt European Affairs Manager, Friedrich Naumann Foundation   REGISTER NOW Kindly register for this event by 24. January at https://forms.gle/vwwNKQQ6Rhkry4qz8 *     ABOUT THE EVENT Brexit will have profound but very different consequences for individual parts of the U.K. A majortiy of people in Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and Scotland voted against Brexit in the 2016 referendum. Still, they will have to exit from the European Union, too. Gibraltar and Northern Ireland, both sharing land borders with the EU, will be very directly affected wheras Wales ist at risk to be the region economically most impacted in the U.K.. Moreover, Brexit has already reignited debate about Scottish independence and Irish reunification. How do Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar prepare for Brexit? Which specific challenges are they dealing with? And toward which outcome will they work in the upcoming negotiations on the future relationship between the U.K. and the EU? Join us for a multi perspective discussion on these and more questions on the eve of the UK's departure from the EU.       *Please note that you will be forwarded to a Google Drive sheet. Should you wish to register with us directly, please send an email to register.brussels@fnst.org. Photographs will be taken at the event for use on the FNF website, social media, in the press, FNF marketing materials, and other publications. By entering this event, you consent to FNF photographing and using your image and likeness