Brexit timeline
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1) The UK voted to leave the EU on June 23rd, 2016 and Prime Minister Cameron resigned the next day. 2) European leaders met shortly after to discuss the UK exit negotiations and appointed Michel Barnier as the EU's lead Brexit negotiator in July 2017. 3) Exit negotiations are scheduled to begin in 2017 once the UK formally triggers Article 50 of the EU Treaty.
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- 1. POST REFERENDUM POLITICAL TIMELINE 23 June 2016 UK Referendum EU Membership 24 June 2016 UK votes to leave the EU – PM Cameron resigns 25 June 2016 Foreign Ministers founding 6 EU Members meet in Berlin 25 June 2016 European Council President Tusk appoints Belgian Didier Seeuws as lead negotiator EU for the UK exit negotiations 28 June 2016 European Council summit including UK 29 June 2016 European Council Non-summit of 27 EU Member States 1 July 2016 Slovakia takes over EU Presidency 16 July 2016 Jonathan Hill to be replaced by Valdis Dombrovskis CRITICAL THINKING FROM THE SQUARES OF BRUSSELS 11 July 2016 Theresa May appointed as UK’s new Prime Minister 13 July 2016 UK Cabinet reshuffle. Boris Johnson appointed as Foreign Secretary, David Davis as the Secretary for Exiting the EU; Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary 27 July 2016 European Commission appoints Michel Barnier as its Brexit negotiator 2 August 2016 President Juncker announces that Sir Julian King is the Commissioner designate for the Security Union 22 August 2016 Italian PM Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande informal Brexit summit 2017–2019/2020Exitnegotiationswillstart oncetheUKhasinvokedArt.50EUTreaty 16 September 2016 (Bratislava) EU Summit 27 Member States to discuss the future of the EU October 2016 Italian constitutional referendum 2 October 2016 Hungarian referendum mandatory EU migrant quota 20-21 October 2016 European Council summit 8 November 2016 US Presidential Election 2 October 2016 Austrian presidential election rerun September 2016 State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 4-5 September 2016 G20 Summit China September 2016 Confirmation hearing in LIBE for the UK’s commissioner-designate Julian King 1 October 2016 Michel Barnier assumes role as the European Commission’s Brexit negotiator 25 March 2017 60th Anniversary 1957 Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community 23 April & 7 May 2017 French Presidential Elections 26-27 May 2017 G7 Summit Italy 31 May 2017 End of EU Council President Tusk’s term (can be extended) 7-8 July 2017 G20 Summit Germany 27 August – 22 October 2017 German Federal Election 23 May 2018 Italian General Election 1 January 2017 Malta takes over EU Presidency January 2017 End of European Parliament President Schulz’ term (can be extended) 15 March 2017 Dutch General Election 15-16 December 2016 European Council summit 1 July 2017 Estonia takes over EU Presidency Spring 2017? Negotiations will start after the UK invokes Article 50 30 August 2016