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Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on:

  • the Scottish Government’s EU and external affairs policy
  • policy relating to the UK’s relationship with the EU
  • the Scottish Government’s international activities, including international development
  • other areas of Scottish Government responsibility relating to devolution, intra-UK and intergovernmental relations
  • culture and the creative industries.

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Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee usually meets on Tuesday.

Previous meetings of the committee

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Interministerial Standing Committee meeting

22 June 2026

Letter from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 22 June 2026

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Publication of report on Scotland’s regulatory alignment with EU and other international environmental standards

22 June 2026

Letter from Environmental Standards Scotland, 22 June 2026

See all of this committee's correspondence

Work of the Committee: Committee Remit

To consider and report on the following —

  1. proposals for European Union legislation;
  2. the implementation of European Communities and European Union legislation;
  3. any European Communities or European Union issue;
  4. the development and implementation of the Scottish Administration’s links with countries and territories outside Scotland, the European Union (and its institutions) and other international organisations; and
  5. co-ordination of the international activities of the Scottish Administration.

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If you want to get in touch, you can contact the Clerk for the committee.