EU Calls for Brexit Talks ‘Swiftly’ After Article 50, Draft Says
- Statement details process of negotiations with the U.K.
- Leaders will discuss Brexit without Theresa May on Dec. 15
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The European Union will set out for the first time on Dec. 15 how it will conduct its Brexit negotiations with the U.K. as preparations intensify before Prime Minister Theresa May officially fires the starting gun.
EU governments will be asked to “proceed swiftly” in authorizing the opening of the negotiations once May triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to formally start the withdrawal, according to a draft of the EU statement read out to Bloomberg.