1/ A few points on these interesting minutes from the EU/UK Partnership Council
https://twitter.com/DPhinnemore/status/1430112231136563201
2/ Follwing this dispute the UK has dropped its obligation under the European Social Charter re non-discrimination in fees. The UK argument in the last sentence of para 20 is dubious: the Member States, not the EU, are party to the Social Charter. 
3/ This argument from the UK takes some chutzpah: the UK sought to end the transition period, including the free movement of UK citizens in the EU, ASAP, and would not agree to a declaration on visa waivers for artists, falsely equating it with free movement.
4/ On the other hand the UK point about the direct effect of the law enforcement provisions is correct. But it's striking that the UK complains about discrimination re extradition but defends it re visa fees (and vice versa for the EU).
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