EU President Donald Tusk on Thursday confirmed the bloc would hold a special summit to seal the hard-fought Brexit agreement with Britain on November 25.<\/p>\n
Tusk\u2019s announcement will come as a boost to British Prime Minister Theresa May as she begins the daunting task of selling the deal to a fractious parliament where she faces resistance from arch Brexiteers and EU supporters alike.<\/p>\n
Ambassadors from the 27 remaining EU states will meet by the end of the week to share their analysis of the withdrawal deal, Tusk said, adding that he hoped \u201cthere will not be too many comments\u201d.<\/p>\n
They will also take stock of work on the \u201cJoint Political Declaration\u201d about future relations between Brussels and Britain, which Tusk said should be finalised with London by Tuesday and then analysed by member states\u2019 officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen if nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold a European Council meeting in order to finalise and formalise the Brexit agreement. It will take place on Sunday the 25th of November at 9:30 am,\u201d Tusk told the press alongside EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier a day after the 585-page withdrawal agreement was approved by the British cabinet.<\/p>\n
Tusk paid tribute to the work of Barnier and his team, who he said had \u201censured the limitation of the damage caused by Brexit\u201d and secured the interests of the EU.<\/p>\n
Barnier said the deal was \u201cfair and balanced\u201d, though it has caused uproar among Brexit supporters in May\u2019s government who accused her of betraying the June 2016 vote to leave the bloc.<\/p>\n
The deal covers citizens\u2019 rights, Britain\u2019s financial settlement and plans for a post-Brexit transition period during which both sides hope to agree a new trade deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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