Andrew GilmoreThe EU’s Brexit Phase Two negotiating guidelines aim to maintain an arrangement close to the status quo for at least two years.
Andrew Gilmore
The European Council has authorised the opening of the second phase of negotiations in the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This blog outlines the agreements reached in Phase One of the UK’s EU withdrawal, as well as some of the unresolved issues for the next stages of the negotiations.
On Friday, 8 December 2017, after a night of intensive negotiations, the EU announced that sufficient progress had been made in the UK’s withdrawal negotiations to move to Phase 2 of the negotiations. This blog covers the key negotiating points of the Northern Ireland border and the Good Friday Agreement as presented in the joint report from the negotiators.
On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union. By 29 April, the EU had agreed on its negotiating position, and the withdrawal talks will begin in earnest after the new UK government is formed in June.
On 18 April 2017, Theresa May announced her intention to hold a snap UK general election on 8 June 2017.
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017, UK Prime Minister Theresa May notified the European Council of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The European Council responded on 31 March with its draft guidelines for the negotiations.
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