Editing Jersey (section)

=== External relations ===
{{main|External relations of Jersey}}
[[File:Jersey Airport signage in Jèrriais.jpg|thumb|[[Jersey Airport]] greets travellers with "Welcome to Jersey" sign in [[Jèrriais]].]]

The external relations of Jersey are overseen by the External Relations Minister of the Government of Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet our new foreign minister|url=http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/01/14/meet-our-new-foreign-minister/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117055756/http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/01/14/meet-our-new-foreign-minister/ |archive-date=17 January 2011 |access-date=12 September 2013 |website= This Is Jersey }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2011 |title=A new role of great importance |url=http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/01/17/a-new-role-of-great-importance/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122210938/http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/01/17/a-new-role-of-great-importance/ |archive-date=22 January 2011 |access-date=12 September 2013 |website= This Is Jersey}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Chief Minister of Jersey|chief minister]] and the UK [[Lord Chancellor]] signed an agreement that established a framework for the development of the international identity of Jersey.{{r|framework}}

Although diplomatic representation is reserved to the Crown, Jersey has been developing its own international identity over recent years. It negotiates directly with foreign governments on various matters: for example, [[tax information exchange agreements]] (TIEAs) have been signed directly by the island with several countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS (TIEAs) |url=https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Tax%20and%20your%20money/ID%20TIEAsSignedToDate.pdf |access-date=6 November 2011 |website=[[Government of Jersey]] |archive-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323051756/http://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Tax%20and%20your%20money/ID%20TIEAsSignedToDate.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2012 |title=Jersey threatens to break with UK over tax backlash |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jun/26/jersey-threatens-independence-tax-backlash |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204171617/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jun/26/jersey-threatens-independence-tax-backlash |url-status=live }}</ref> The government maintains offices (some in partnership with Guernsey) in [[Caen]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Office {{!}} Bureau des Îles Anglo-Normandes|url=https://www.bianfrance.org/the-office/?lang=en|access-date=21 January 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203053707/https://www.bianfrance.org/the-office/?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> London<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2017 |title=Government of Jersey London Office {{!}} Representing Jersey in the UK |url=http://www.londonoffice.gov.je/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |website=Government of Jersey London Office |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204112555/http://www.londonoffice.gov.je/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Brussels]].<ref>{{Cite web |website=Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO) |url=https://channelislands.eu/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |title=The Channel Islands - Séyiz les beinv'nu(e)(s)! Bian v'nue a tous! |language=en-US |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123135138/https://www.channelislands.eu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jersey is a member of the [[British-Irish Council]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2011 |title=Jersey |url=https://www.britishirishcouncil.org/member-administrations/jersey |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=British-Irish Council |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404061006/https://www.britishirishcouncil.org/member-administrations/jersey |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Commonwealth Parliamentary Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=States of Jersey |url=https://www.cpahq.org/directory/jersey/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=www.cpahq.org |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403082348/https://www.cpahq.org/directory/jersey/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jersey |url=http://apf.francophonie.org/Jersey.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) |language=fr |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403160247/http://apf.francophonie.org/Jersey.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[External relations of Jersey#Separation debate|Jersey independence]] has in the past been discussed in the States Assembly. Former external relations minister Sir [[Philip Bailhache]] has at various times warned that the island may need to become independent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Targett |first=Tania |title=Independence 'may be only option if Brexit deal is bad' |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2018/06/23/independence-may-be-only-option-if-brexit-deal-is-bad/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |website=jerseyeveningpost.com |date=23 June 2018 |language=en |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131204240/https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2018/06/23/independence-may-be-only-option-if-brexit-deal-is-bad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is not Jersey government policy to seek independence, but the island is prepared if needs to do so.<ref name="Extnl pol2">{{Cite web |title=COMMON POLICY FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS |url=http://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20Common%20policy%20for%20external%20relations%2020121122%20JS.pdf |access-date=8 December 2012 |publisher=States of Jersey |archive-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723004955/http://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20Common%20policy%20for%20external%20relations%2020121122%20JS.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Jersey Independence 'Not Government Policy' |url=https://www.channel103.com/news/jersey-news/jersey-independence-not-government-policy/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=Channel 103 News |language=en |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204115629/https://www.channel103.com/news/jersey-news/jersey-independence-not-government-policy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Council of Ministers |url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/assemblyreports/2008/46527-24954-2762008.pdf |title=Second Interim Report of the Constitution Review Group |website=States Greffe |date=27 June 2008 |access-date=16 March 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120093301/https://statesassembly.gov.je/assemblyreports/2008/46527-24954-2762008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jersey is a third-party European country to the EU. Since 1 January 2021, Jersey has been part of the [[Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU, Euratom and the UK|UK-EU Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement]] for the purposes of goods and fishing. Goods exported from the island into Europe are not subject to [[tariff]]s, and Jersey is solely responsible for management of its [[territorial waters]]; however, permits may be granted to EU fishermen who have a history of fishing in the Bailiwick's waters. The management of this permit system has caused tension between the French and Jersey authorities, with the French threatening to cut off Jersey's electricity supply in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2021 |title=France threatens to cut power to Jersey amid fishing row |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56984886 |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505125257/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56984886 |url-status=live }}</ref> Before the end of the transition period after the UK withdrew from the EU in 2020, Jersey had a special relationship with the EU.{{efn|[[Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union]], Article 355(5)(c) TFEU states "the Treaties shall apply to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man only to the extent necessary to ensure the implementation of the arrangements for those islands set out in the Treaty concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community signed on 22 January 1972".}} It was part of the [[European Union Customs Union|EU customs union]] and there was [[European Single Market|free movement of goods]] between Jersey and the EU, but the single market in financial services and [[free movement of people]] did not apply to Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EUR-Lex – 61996J0171 – EN |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?isOldUri=true&uri=CELEX:61996CJ0171 |website=European Court reports 1998 Page I-04607 |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516114508/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?isOldUri=true&uri=CELEX:61996CJ0171 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |title=States of Jersey Brexit Report |date=31 January 2017 |page=7 |url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/assemblypropositions/2017/p.7-2017.pdf |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921120546/https://statesassembly.gov.je/AssemblyPropositions/2017/P.7-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jersey also has close relations with Portugal, including the exchangement of tax information; these relations are specifically strong with the [[Autonomous Region of Madeira]], where St. Helier has one of its sister cities, [[Funchal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jersey |first=States of |title=Government of Jersey |url=https://www.gov.je/News/2010/pages/portugaltiea072010.aspx |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=gov.je |language=en}}</ref>