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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
EU says Brexit plans unchanged by British election call
The EU says it does not expect negotiating guidelines for Britain’s exit from the bloc to be affected by the British government’s call for an early general election.
“The UK elections do not change our EU27 plans,” says Preben Aamann, spokesman for Donald Tusk, president of the European Council of the remaining 27 member states.
“We expect to have the Brexit guidelines adopted by the European Council on 29 April and, following that, the Brexit negotiating directives ready on 22 May,” Aamann tells AFP.
“This will allow the EU27 to start negotiations,” he adds.
— AFP
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