European Council Extends the UK Withdrawal from the EU

Posted by Matt Schmitt on 3/21/19 5:00 PM

On March 21, 2019, the European Council agreed to an extension on the United Kingdom (UK) withdrawing from the European Union (EU).

The European Council extended the withdrawal date to April 12, 2019, unless the UK’s House of Commons approves the withdrawal agreement by next week. In that instance, the European Council has agreed to an extension until May 22, 2019.

 The European Council’s press release may be found here:

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/03/21/european-council-art-50-conclusions-21-march-2019/

Topics: EU, UK, Brexit

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