On Tuesday 31 January, the British press reported rumours that Prime Minister Theresa May could trigger article 50 of the Treaty of the EU at the European Summit of 9 March, a date that was described as a possibility by a European diplomat, but has not yet been confirmed.
This would put the triggering 16 days before the Summit of Rome, the anniversary summit of the eponymous treaty, during which the Twenty-Seven are expected to draw up a declaration on their future. And certain member states...