{"id":100906,"date":"2017-05-04T01:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T05:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100906"},"modified":"2017-05-04T01:17:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T05:17:15","slug":"brexit-talks-could-be-extended-beyond-late-march-2019-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/04\/brexit-talks-could-be-extended-beyond-late-march-2019-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit talks could be extended beyond late March 2019 target"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRUSSELS \u2013 Brussels does not rule out extending Brexit talks beyond the March 2019 target, according to the European Commission’s directives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom on its exit could be extended beyond the late March 2019 target, the European Commission’s directives published Wednesday state.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The UK will cease to be a member of the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019, unless the European Council decides unanimously to extend the two-year negotiating period,” the directives read.<\/span><\/p>\n

They state that the UK would “become a third country from the date of withdrawal.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The European Council is expected to formally adopt the European Commission’s negotiating directives on May 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Kingdom officially began the EU withdrawal process in late March by handing a formal letter to European Council President Donald Tusk. According to Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the United Kingdom now has two years to complete the negotiation process. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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