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Les dirigeants de l'UE27 se sont réunis pour une réunion extraordinaire du Conseil européen (article 50) le dimanche 25 novembre 2018.

EU27 leaders met for a special meeting of the European Council (Art.50) on Sunday 25 November 2018.
They endorsed the Brexit withdrawal agreement, as presented by the negotiators of the EU and the UK.

Leaders also approved the political declaration on future EU-UK relations, which accompanies and is referred to in the withdrawal agreement.

European Council (Art. 50) conclusions, 25 November 2018

Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU as agreed at negotiators' level on 14 November 2018, including text of Article 132. This text is subject to final legal revision in the coming days.

Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK

Statements, 25 November 2018

"Ahead of us is the difficult process of ratification as well as further negotiations. But regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain: we will remain friends until the end of days, and one day longer."
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the meeting

Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council (Art. 50) special meeting

Following the meeting, EU27 leaders met with Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss the next steps.

Brexit - background information and complete timeline

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