On Tuesday 29 October, the European Council formally approved, by written procedure, the new three-month extension granted to the United Kingdom for the period covered by Article 50 of the Treaty, which may run until 31 January 2020.
In the event of ratification of the withdrawal agreement by both the British and European parliaments before that date, the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU may take place on either 1 December 2019 or 1 January 2020. In its decision, the European Council...