Britain to trigger Article 50 'EU divorce process' on March 29

Britain to trigger Article 50 'EU divorce process' on March 29
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The British government has said it will trigger Article 50, formally starting the process of leaving the European Union, on March 29.

The move will start the clock ticking on a two-year countdown to Brexit and allow negotiations to start between London and Brussels in the coming weeks.

By the end of next week, after he has received Prime Minister Theresa May’s letter, European Council President Donald Tusk should have distributed draft guidelines for the negotiations to the 27 other national governments.

Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis said:

“We are on the threshold of the most important negotiation for this country for a generation.”

The Government has announced that it will trigger Article 50 on March 29 – to build a stronger, fairer Britain https://t.co/5z3UcOtTT8pic.twitter.com/Wdg9j8v1fy

— Exiting the EU Dept (@DexEUgov) 20 mars 2017

http://www.quotes.euronews.com/topic/brexit

with Reuters

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