The Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention Explained
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In this video, we’re going to have a look at exactly what the PEM Convention actually is, whether it would benefit British businesses, and whether the Labour government will actually join it.
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SOURCES
No 10 on the PEM Convention
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jan/23/keir-starmer-eu-sadiq-khan-latest-live-politics-news
The Guardian Explainer on the PEM Convention
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/23/what-is-the-pan-europe-customs-area-pem
CITP Analysis of UK Benefits of PEM Convention
https://citp.ac.uk/publications/should-the-uk-join-pem
YouGov Polling on Attitudes Towards Brexit
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2024/08/28/d229d/1
Labour Party Manifesto
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf
BBC Reporting on the UK Government and the PEM Convention
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5g48yx0dvo
European Commission on the UK/EU Trade Agreement
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/international-affairs/third-countries/united-kingdom_en
Explainer on the PEM Convention
https://bsc.croneri.co.uk/questions-and-answers/what-pem-convention?product=142
European Movement’s Arguments for the PEM Convention
https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk_should_join_pem
CITP Arguments for the PEM Convention
https://citp.ac.uk/publications/should-the-uk-join-pem
Daniel Hannan (the Telegraph) Arguments against the PEM Convention
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/25/cold-self-interest-force-even-keir-starmer-embrace-brexit/
Rachel Reeves on the PEM Convention
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/26/rachel-reeves-pan-euro-mediterranean-convention-labour/