Using Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the British Government began formal withdrawal from the European Union on 29th March. Negotiations with the EU will begin in early May.
The British Government announced that it will inform Brussels on 29th March that it is invoking Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union in order to begin withdrawing from the bloc, in a process that will take two years.
Even after leaving the EU, a huge number of open issues will remain with the UK, such as free trade, immigration and the right of EU citizens to live and work in Britain. On the other side, the EU says Britain can’t have full access to the single market if it doesn’t accept the free movement of its people, which is one of the bloc’s key principles.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker again voiced fears that Britain will divide the European Union’s 27 remaining members by making different promises to each country during its Brexit negotiations.