By Simond de Galbert, Center for Strategic and International Studies–
This is a good backgrounder on the complexities of the British decision to pull-out of the European Union.
As they prepare for their first post-Brexit European Council meeting this week (June 28 and 29), EU leaders have started to transition from the political shock the British people’s choice has created to the preparation of the ongoing negotiations with the United Kingdom. This “divorce process” is foreseen by the 2009 Lisbon Treaty on the European Union in Article 50. Facing for the first time the prospect of a member state withdrawal, European leaders are about to find out whether its succinct provisions can provide for a reasonably consensual and swift negotiation. In many respects, the triggering of Article 50 will be a leap into the unknown.
Q1: What is the timeline for the upcoming withdrawal negotiations?
A1: Article 50 articulates a number of steps through which the United Kingdom and the European Union will operationalize the decision of the British people to opt out of the Union.
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