The 27 EU heads of state and/or government adopted guidelines on Friday 23 March on the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom after the post-Brexit transition period (see EUROPE 11985). They also approved the terms of this transition period, which will run from 29 March 2019 to the end of 2020 (see EUROPE 11984), and endorsed the progress made thus far in the UK’s withdrawal agreement, particularly on the issue of citizens’ rights and the financial...