Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom

Last updated

Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Embassy of EU in London 1.jpg
Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Location Westminster, London
AddressEurope House, 32 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3EU
Coordinates 51°29′44.3″N0°7′39.4″W / 51.495639°N 0.127611°W / 51.495639; -0.127611
Ambassador Pedro Serrano

The Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom, formerly known as Representative of the European Union (specifically the Representative of the European Commission and the Representative of the European Parliament) in London are the diplomatic missions of the European Commission and the European Parliament in the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

They are both located in Europe House, 32 Smith Square. The building was formerly the Conservative Party's Central Office from the late 1950s until 2004 and was famous as the place where the Conservatives planned and celebrated their election victories. [2] It was then left vacant until 2009 when the EU chose it as their new London office, along with a new personalised postcode – SW1P 3EU. [2] There was some criticism of the amount spent by the EU in acquiring and updating the interior of the building, with £20 million spent on purchasing the property and £5 million on revamping the building. It allegedly included the installation of bomb and bullet-proof windows. [3]

As a result of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020, the Representative of the European Union was replaced by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom [4]

Since February 2022, the Ambassador of the Delegation of the EU to the UK has been Pedro Serrano. The representative is referred to as ambassador, even though in the United Kingdom full diplomatic status is only given to representatives of sovereign states instead of international organisations. [5] [6]

Ambassadors

EU Ambassadors to the United Kingdom:

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diplomatic mission</span> Representatives of one state in another

A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes an embassy or high commission, which is the main office of a country's diplomatic representatives to another country; it is usually, but not necessarily, based in the receiving state's capital city. Consulates, on the other hand, are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state. As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated, an embassy may also be a nonresident permanent mission to one or more other countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stavros Lambrinidis</span> Greek lawyer and politician

Stavros Lambrinidis is a Greek lawyer and politician, currently serving as Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations. He was previously Ambassador of the European Union to the United States from March 2019 until December 2023, European Union special representative for human rights from 2012 to 2019 and Minister for Foreign Affairs in Greece from June 2011 to November 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of the European Union</span> Relations between the European Union and other countries

Although there has been a large degree of integration between European Union member states, foreign relations is still a largely intergovernmental matter, with the 27 states controlling their own relations to a large degree. However, with the Union holding more weight as a single entity, there are at times attempts to speak with one voice, notably on trade and energy matters. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy personifies this role.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Somaliland</span>

Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. The region's self-declaration of independence remains unrecognised by the international community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">European Union–United States relations</span> Bilateral relations

Relations between the European Union and the United States began in 1953, when US diplomats visited the European Coal and Steel Community in addition to the national governments of its six founding countries. The two parties share a good relationship which is strengthened by NATO, cooperation on trade, and shared values.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diplomatic missions of the European Union</span> EU diplomatic missions

The member states of the European Union are aligned in their foreign policy on many issues. The EU is the world's largest economic union, customs union and donor of humanitarian and development assistance and thus has an extensive network of delegations around the world mainly operating in the framework of External Relations, for which the European Commission is the main decision body. The EU also represents shared political and security viewpoints held by its member states, as articulated in the Common Foreign and Security Policy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">European External Action Service</span> Diplomatic service and combined foreign and defence ministry of the European Union

The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service and combined foreign and defence ministry of the European Union (EU). The EEAS is led by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is also President of the Foreign Affairs Council and vice-president of the European Commission, and carries out the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delegation of the European Union to the United States</span> European Union delegation

The Delegation of the European Union to the United States represents the European Union in the United States, working in coordination with the diplomatic and consular missions of all the EU Member States. It is located at 2175 K Street, N.W., in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">European Union and the United Nations</span> Relationship overview

The European Union (EU) has had permanent observer status at the United Nations (UN) since 1974, and has had enhanced participation rights since 2011. The EU itself does not have voting rights but it is represented alongside its 27 members, one of which, France, is a permanent member of the Security Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">João Vale de Almeida</span> Former diplomat and EU ambassador to the UK (1957–)

João Vale de Almeida is a former senior European diplomat and Portuguese national.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Barrow</span> British diplomat (born 1964)

Sir Timothy Earle Barrow is a British diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2017 to 2020 and as the British Ambassador to the European Union from 2020 to 2021. He currently serves as National Security Adviser.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of Belarus, London</span>

The Embassy of Belarus in London is the diplomatic mission of Belarus in the United Kingdom. It is situated just south of Kensington Gardens between the Embassy of Azerbaijan and the Embassy of Mongolia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of Belgium, London</span>

The Embassy of Belgium in London is Belgium's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom. It is located at 17 Grosvenor Crescent, having moved from its historical location in Eaton Square in 2006.

The United States Mission to the European Union (USEU) is the diplomatic mission of the United States to the European Union; it is based in Brussels, Belgium. The US has maintained diplomatic relations with the EU and its predecessors since 1953. The first predecessor of the current mission was the US diplomatic mission to the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg, which opened in 1956. In 1961, the US Mission to the European Communities was established in Brussels, which later became the United States Mission to the European Union, upon the latter's establishment in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mission of Armenia to the European Union</span> Diplomatic mission

The Mission of Armenia to the European Union is the diplomatic mission of Armenia to the European Union. It is based in Brussels, Belgium.

References

  1. ↑ "The London Diplomatic List". 4 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Postcode lottery? How EU entered historic Conservative address". 31 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "EU bureaucrats move into luxury new London address: Europe House". The Daily Telegraph . 3 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Representation in United Kingdom". 31 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "UK insists it will not grant EU ambassador full diplomatic status". 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Peel, Michael; Brunsden, Jim; Foster, Peter (21 January 2021). "UK stands firm in row over EU envoy's diplomatic status". Financial Times.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.