EU Says It's Ready to Act on Brexit Letter Within 48 Hours
- Theresa May can expect rapid response when she triggers exit
- ‘We’re fully prepared,’ Angela Merkel says at Brussels summit
U.K.'s May Hears Hard Truths as EU Preps for Brexit
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European Union leaders said the bloc is ready for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit at any time and will respond within two days to the British government’s letter giving formal notice of the divorce.
“We are well prepared for the whole procedure and I have no doubt we’ll be ready in 48 hours,” EU President Donald Tusk told a news conference after a summit meeting in Brussels Friday. “All of us, member states and the European Council as a political body, we trust our chief negotiators.”