27 EU members sign Brexit deal
(VOVWORLD) - 27 EU members on Thursday signed the final document making official the UK’s departure from the EU.
 A European Parliament meeting in Brussels, Belgium (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
The EU said in an announcement that the divorce will take effect at 23:00 GMT Friday. The two sides will negotiate bilateral relations in a transition period until the end of 2020, during which time the UK will apply EU laws but will not have representatives in EU organizations.