How the UK-EU deal turns the page on Brexit — and what happens next

Agreement is only the beginning of — potentially long — negotiations to thrash out the details of closer cooperation in areas like trade, youth mobility and energy

British prime minister Keir Starmer kisses European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as he greets her and European Council president Antonio Costa at the UK-EU summit in London last week.

At their first bilateral summit since Brexit, UK and EU leaders set out a range of areas where they will seek to forge closer ties. European Council president António Costa, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Keir Starmer hailed the agreement as a historic landmark deal that opens a new chapter in the EU-UK relationship.

But it is only the beginning of — potentially long — negotiations to thrash out the details of closer cooperation in areas like trade, youth mobility and energy.