What do we know so far? One thing we do know so far is that things are going to change on 01 January 2021 when the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, well at 23h00 GMT on 31 December 2020 to be exact! Where Ireland is concerned, it is envisaged that things will stay much the same, for continental Europe it is a very different picture: YOUR PASSPORT Your current, burgundy British passport with "European Union" on the front will remain valid for some time to