Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union

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EU–UK agreement international treaty withdrawal agreement

The Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union is the legally binding treaty that set out the terms of the UK's orderly departure from the EU, covering issues such as citizens' rights, the financial settlement, and transition arrangements.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community	12
EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement	9
UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement	4
Withdrawal Agreement	4
Brexit withdrawal agreement	2
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union canonical	2
Article 164 of the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement	1
Brexit withdrawal agreement debates	1
Brexit withdrawal negotiations	1
Part Five of the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement	1
Part Two of the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement	1
Withdrawal Agreement 2019 (UK–EU)	1
Withdrawal Agreement Bill	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T274915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Context triple: [Brexit, keyAgreement, Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union]

A. Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
B. Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
C. Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
D. Wormley Agreement
The Wormley Agreement refers to the informal political deal that resolved the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election by granting Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.
E. UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Target entity description: The Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union is the legally binding treaty that set out the terms of the UK's orderly departure from the EU, covering issues such as citizens' rights, the financial settlement, and transition arrangements.

A. Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
B. Brexit
Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.
C. Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
D. Wormley Agreement
The Wormley Agreement refers to the informal political deal that resolved the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election by granting Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.
E. UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU–UK agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ withdrawal agreement ⓘ
basisInLaw	Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ linked to: Treaty on European Union
bindingOn	European Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
category	Brexit law ⓘ Treaties of the European Union ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ
containsProtocol	Protocol on Gibraltar ⓘ Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: Northern Ireland Protocol Protocol relating to the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus ⓘ
countryInvolved	Member States of the European Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
covers	citizens' rights ⓘ dispute settlement mechanisms ⓘ financial settlement ⓘ governance arrangements ⓘ protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland ⓘ separation provisions ⓘ transition period ⓘ
effectiveFrom	2020-02-01 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	2020-02-01 ⓘ
establishedTransitionPeriod	2020-02-01 to 2020-12-31 ⓘ
establishesBody	Joint Committee under the Withdrawal Agreement ⓘ Specialised Committees under the Withdrawal Agreement ⓘ linked to: UK–EU Joint Committee
governs	financial obligations of the United Kingdom to the European Union ⓘ orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union ⓘ rights of EU citizens in the United Kingdom after Brexit ⓘ rights of United Kingdom nationals in the European Union after Brexit ⓘ
language	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalStatus	international law treaty ⓘ legally binding ⓘ
officialName	Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ linked to: Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
organizationInvolved	European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ European Union ⓘ
purpose	to set out the terms of the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ
ratifiedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
relatedAgreement	EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ⓘ linked to: Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the United Kingdom
relatedProcess	United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ linked to: Brexit
shortName	EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement ⓘ linked to: Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement ⓘ linked to: Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
signedBy	European Commission ⓘ European Council ⓘ European Union member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the European Union United Kingdom government ⓘ linked to: UK government
signedLocation	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium London ⓘ linked to: London, England
subject	Brexit ⓘ
transitionPeriodEndDate	2020-12-31 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brexit → keyAgreement → Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union ⓘ

Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union → officialName → Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ