Nine months after a majority of the United Kingdom’s electorate voted to leave the European Union (EU) in the referendum of 23 June, 2016, the country’s government has today (29 March, 2017) formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the EU.
The much-discussed Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon was finally triggered by Prime Minister Theresa May. This action does not mean that the UK has left the EU. Instead, it marks the beginning of a process of negotiations to set the terms on which it will withdraw. There is a long stop deadline of two years from the triggering of Article 50 to conclude negotiations.
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