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UK leader Theresa May heads to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks with EU chief

2018-11-21 09:32:51       source:CNBC

November 20, 2018


U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to strike a rough agreement on the future links between the U.K. and the EU.


The future relationship is the focus at the moment in Brussels, while Westminster is still being bogged down by the country's exit agreement.


Reporters in the Belgian capital are waiting for the publication of a draft plan that will be fundamental once the U.K. leaves the EU in March of next year. After March 29, the official Brexit date, the U.K. and the European Union will negotiate their future ties including new trading arrangements. However, the aim is to agree on the basis for those talks before a special Brexit summit this Sunday.


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