EUROPEAN COUNCIL

UNITED KINGDOM: The Twenty-Seven clarify some elements of the agreement on an orderly Brexit, but give nothing away on the essentials

Brussels, 13/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

The Twenty-Seven reached out to Theresa May on Thursday 13 December in Brussels to help her get the agreement on the orderly exit of the United Kingdom from the EU adopted in the British Parliament. After hearing the British leader's appeals, they clarified some points in the agreed text on 25 November (see EUROPE 12145).

But their concessions stopped there, with the Twenty-Seven hammering home that they will not reopen the content of this agreement and refusing to give in to the temporary...