The European Commission and Member States were waiting on Wednesday 16 January, after the British Parliament rejected on Tuesday, by 432 votes to 202, Prime Minister Theresa May's agreement with the EU (see EUROPE 12172) on the country's withdrawal and the political declaration on future relations.
Following the statement of the Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Michel Barnier, who led the negotiations on behalf of the EU,...