
The UK-EU Reset Needs Strategic Planning, Not Summit Improvisation
Without careful preparation and raised ambitions, the 2026 summit risks becoming a missed opportunity to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations.
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Jannike Wachowiak is a Research Associate at UK in a Changing Europe. Her research focuses on UK-EU relations, UK-Germany relations and European politics and institutions. She previously worked for the European Policy Centre, the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Brussels and London, and the Government of Jersey’s European Relations team.

Without careful preparation and raised ambitions, the 2026 summit risks becoming a missed opportunity to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations.