Countdown to Brexit's Moment of Truth: What's Happening When
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When U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May flies to Brussels to meet other European leaders later this month, she’ll have a much clearer idea of how near she is to striking a Brexit deal.
There’s now a two-week window of intense diplomacy as British and European Union officials attempt to wrap up an agreement. The Oct. 17 summit isn’t the final deadline -- the EU has already signaled it’s ready to call another gathering a month later -- but both sides recognize the importance of getting close to the finishing line by then.