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I represented the Welsh Government at a virtual meeting of the Interministerial Group (IMG)on UK\-EU Relations on 20 March, on behalf of the Minister for Economy. The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Leo Docherty MP. Angus Robertson MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture also attended and a senior official from the Northern Ireland Civil Service was present as an observer.


The IMG was held in advance of the meetings of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee (WAJC) and the UK\-EU Partnership Council (PC) under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, both scheduled for 24 March. It considered the draft agendas for both meetings.


I welcomed the overall improved tone of positive engagement with the EU.


The IMG considered the planned PC agenda covering energy, regulation, security and Union Programmes. I raised the following main issues:


* concerns about energy supplies next winter,
* the importance of Wales’ relations with Ireland through energy collaboration,
* the potential negative impact of the proposed UK Bill of Rights Bill on the European Convention on Human Rights, and
* the need to come to a solution on Horizon, noting that research and development funding was crucial for Welsh universities.


In relation to the WAJC, which was scheduled to discuss citizens’ rights, I highlighted our interest in gaining further clarity on how EU citizens with pre\-settled status would be treated and set out the Welsh Government’s interest in being included in discussions on this.


The PC itself was held on 24 March with Welsh Government officials attending virtually. The WAJC was also held on 24 March, without the Welsh and Scottish Governments being invited. The joint UK\-EU statement on both meetings is available here. Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 24 March 2023 \- GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)







Translation:


 
Cynrychiolais Lywodraeth Cymru mewn cyfarfod rhithwir o'r Grŵp Rhyngweinidogol (IMG) ar gysylltiadau rhwng y DU a'r UE ar 20 Mawrth, ar ran Gweinidog yr Economi. Cadeiriwyd y cyfarfod gan y Gweinidog ar gyfer Ewrop yn y Swyddfa Dramor, y Gymanwlad a Datblygu, Leo Docherty AS. Roedd Angus Robertson MSP, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ar gyfer y Cyfansoddiad, Materion Allanol a Diwylliant Llywodraeth yr Alban hefyd yn bresennol ynghyd ag uwch\-swyddog o Wasanaeth Sifil Gogledd Iwerddon fel sylwedydd.


Cynhaliwyd y cyfarfod cyn cyfarfodydd Cyd\-bwyllgor y Cytundeb Ymadael (WAJC) a Chyngor Partneriaeth y DU a’r UE (PC) o dan y Cytundeb Masnach a Chydweithredu, a fydd yn cael eu cynnal ar 24 Mawrth. Yn y cyfarfod, ystyriwyd yr agendau drafft ar gyfer y ddau gyfarfod.


Croesawais yr ymdeimlad gwell gyffredinol o ymgysylltu cadarnhaol â'r UE.


Ystyriodd yr IMG yr agenda PC arfaethedig a oedd yn cynnwys ynni, rheoleiddio, diogelwch a Rhaglenni'r Undeb. Codais y prif faterion canlynol:


* pryderon am gyflenwadau ynni gaeaf nesaf,
* pwysigrwydd cysylltiadau Cymru gydag Iwerddon drwy gydweithio ar brosiectau ynni,
* effaith negyddol bosibl y Bil Deddf Hawliau arfaethedig y DU ar y Confensiwn Ewropeaidd ar Hawliau Dynol, a'r
* angen i ddod at ddatrysiad ar Horizon, gan nodi bod cyllid ymchwil a datblygu yn hanfodol i brifysgolion Cymru.


Mewn perthynas â WAJC, a drefnwyd i drafod hawliau dinasyddion, amlygais ein diddordeb mewn cael eglurder pellach ar sut y byddai dinasyddion yr UE sydd â statws preswylydd cyn\-sefydlog yn cael eu trin a nodi diddordeb Llywodraeth Cymru mewn trafodaethau ar hyn.


Cynhaliwyd y PC ei hun ar 24 Mawrth, gyda swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru'n mynychu'n rhithiol. Cafodd WAJC hefyd ei gynnal ar 24 Mawrth, heb i Lywodraethau Cymru a'r Alban gael gwahoddiad. Mae'r datganiad ar y cyd rhwng y DU a'r UE ar y ddau gyfarfod ar gael yma Datganiad ar y cyd ar gyfarfodydd Cyd\-bwyllgor y Cytundeb Ymadael a Chyngor Partneriaeth y Cytundeb  Masnach a Chydweithredu, 24 Mawrth 2023 \- GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). (Saesneg yn Unig)