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''European Union - Brexit''
''European Union - Brexit.''


'Article 50' refers to Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty of 2007, which updated the constitutional arrangements of the European Union (EU).
'Article 50' deals with the procedure and timetable for a member state - for example the UK - to leave the European Union (EU).




Article 50 outlines a procedure and two-year timetable for negotiation for member states which decide to withdraw from the EU.
Article 50 is part of the Lisbon Treaty of 2007.


It is generally considered that the two-year period will start when the member withdrawing - for example the UK - serves a formal notification of its decision and intention to withdraw.
It outlines a two-year timetable for negotiations, once a member state has notified its intention to withdraw from the EU.


The notification is often described as 'triggering' Article 50.
The UK formally triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017, thereby establishing 29 March 2019 as the original timing of the UK's exit from the EU, on the assumption of two years' negotiation and ratification.


The notification is often described as 'triggering' Article 50.
However, following votes in the UK parliament, requests from the UK to the European Council, and decisions of the EU 27, Brexit Day was enacted on 31 January 2020.
 
 
Any deal - between the EU and the member state leaving the EU - must be approved by a qualified majority of EU member states, and can be vetoed by the European Parliament.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit Day]]
* [[European Council]]
* [[European Parliament]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[Hard Brexit]]
* [[No Brexit]]
* [[No Deal]]
* [[Ratification]]
* [[Soft Brexit]]
* [[United Kingdom]]
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 1 April 2021

European Union - Brexit.

'Article 50' deals with the procedure and timetable for a member state - for example the UK - to leave the European Union (EU).


Article 50 is part of the Lisbon Treaty of 2007.

It outlines a two-year timetable for negotiations, once a member state has notified its intention to withdraw from the EU.

The notification is often described as 'triggering' Article 50.


The UK formally triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017, thereby establishing 29 March 2019 as the original timing of the UK's exit from the EU, on the assumption of two years' negotiation and ratification.

However, following votes in the UK parliament, requests from the UK to the European Council, and decisions of the EU 27, Brexit Day was enacted on 31 January 2020.


Any deal - between the EU and the member state leaving the EU - must be approved by a qualified majority of EU member states, and can be vetoed by the European Parliament.


See also