European Union leaders of the 27 states staying on together after Britain leaves the bloc, yesterday, endorsed their Brexit deal with London, chairman Donald Tusk has said.

LEADERSHIP recalls that Britons voted in a June 23, 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, which forced former Prime Minister David Cameron to resign. Since then, Britain and the EU have been trying to reach a suitable divorce deal.

“EU27 has endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future EU-UK relations,” Tusk said after less than an hour of the leaders’ summit.

Lithuanian President, Dalia Grybauskaite also said after the session: “Brexit deal endorsed, but exit process far from over.”

The 27 leaders adopted an official statement in which they also committed “to take the necessary steps to ensure that the agreement can enter into force on March 30, 2019, so as to provide for an orderly withdrawal.”

The statement also promised “as close as possible a partnership with the United Kingdom” after Britain leaves on March 29, 2019, and thanked Michel Barnier, the bloc’s Brexit negotiator.

They urged the UK parliament to back the deal as well. But the deal faces furious opposition in the parliament and may not go through.

“This is the deal,” European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters, saying he believed May would get it through parliament and ruled out big new concessions.

“Now it is time for everybody to take responsibility — everybody,” said Michel Barnier, the Frenchman who has ground out the withdrawal treaty over the past 18 months.

Juncker called it “a sad day”, saying Brexit was a “tragedy” and tough on both sides.

“I believe that the British government will succeed in securing the backing of the British parliament,” Juncker said, declining to comment on what might happen if May fails.

“I would vote in favour of this deal because this is the best deal possible for Britain,” he added. “This is the deal. It is the best deal possible and the European Union will not change its fundamental position when it comes to this issue.”

Barnier described the 600-page treaty setting terms for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union on March 29 as a good base to negotiate a future relationship, a 26-page outline of which the leaders will also agree with May.

But he insisted: “We will remain allies, partners and friends.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said the Brexit vote showed Europe needed reform, adding that Paris would hold Britain to tight EU regulations, notably on the environment, in return for giving it easy trade access.

The departure of a nation long skeptical of deeper EU integration was, Macron said, neither a moment for celebration nor mourning, but Britons’ free choice.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, whose country is one of Britain’s closest trading partners, praised May’s handling of the difficult negotiations and said he was confident that she could see the deal through parliament in the coming weeks.

He, however, had a warning for those in May’s Conservative party as well as the Labour opposition who argue that a better deal can still be done before Britain leaves in four months if lawmakers deny her minority government support on Brexit.

“This is the maximum we can all do,” Rutte said, shaking his head when asked if the EU might make more concessions.

Rutte explained that EU “hates” Brexit.

”Nobody’s winning — we are all losing,” Rutte saidnoting that the deal was an acceptable compromise for all towards reaching a solution.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/11/26/european-union-leaders-endorse-brexit-deal/

That's how reasonable people create their own peace. If it were Nigeria, python dance would be created to kill the agitators.

Ok

Bia this is not acceptable. Wait, let me ask our chief of army staff which military operations will befit them.

At a cost of £39 Billion only.......

That's good. In under an hour, the EU endorsed the deal

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In one part of Africa , it's a taboo to ask for referendum
Thunder go fire Buhari

Over there, their leaders na blood dey their body. In Nigeria, they need to consume bloood.

sluk:
That's how reasonable people create their own peace. If it were Nigeria, python dance would be created to kill the agitators.

The UK is a sovereign state that pulled out of a voluntary confederation. They never agitated for anything, as there was no need to. International diplomacy worked the magic, after decades of disaffection and an eventual referendum.

Good one. Sane clime where issues are resolves based on fact and understanding.

this is how sane people do things.

sluk:
That's how reasonable people create their own peace. If it were Nigeria, python dance would be created to kill the agitators.

Do they create nuisance like your agitators?

Even the so called colonial masters
But but here in Nigeria,the python must dance
Typical African metality all they know is blood and war.
Smh.

Now we can rest with the heehaws and guffaw of brexit.

fratermathy:


The UK is a sovereign state that pulled out of a voluntary confederation. They never agitated for anything, as there was no need to. International diplomacy worked the magic, after decades of disaffection and an eventual referendum.

That guy has no idea what he is talking about, what he is comparing to the Brexit movement is an entirely different situation.

Stupid Brits, they are now regretting Brexit with some calling for a second referendum. Same stupidity displayed by Americans when they elected Trump. This is what you get for blind Nationalism.

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fratermathy:


The UK is a sovereign state that pulled out of a voluntary confederation. They never agitated for anything, as there was no need to. International diplomacy worked the magic, after decades of disaffection and an eventual referendum.

It's their loss. If you check the referendum well, you woukd realise majority of the suppprt came from the elders who have limited time on earth and don't explore like the younger ones.


Expect Theresa May to become Ajala seeking for deals around the world. She might even spend her xmas on the road.

hermesprogidy:
Stupid Brits, they are now regretting Brexit with some calling for a second referendum. Same stupidity displayed by Americans when they elected Trump. This is what you get for blind Nationalism.

dirty talk where did you observe the regret in uk and us in the write up ?? trump still won the mid term elections so where is your point placed? are you just hiding from the biafra shaddow?

Ramos16:


That guy has no idea what he is talking about, what he is comparing to the Brexit movement is an entirely different situation.

WHERE is the comparism in the post you just quoted?

France holding Britain to a tight business activities hope others won't take if personal also. If Britain did better with this then expect others to follow suit

kanubiafra:
dirty talk where did you observe the regret in uk and us in the write up ?? trump still won the mid term elections so where is your point placed? are you just hiding from the biafra shaddow?

If you think Brits are happy with the reality of Brexit, then you know nothing. Why am I even replying someone who says Trump won the midterm elections? Are you for real? Political discuss clearly is not your forte.

hermesprogidy:

If you think Brits are happy with the reality of Brexit, then you know nothing. Why am I even replying someone who says Trump won the midterm elections? Are you for real? Political discuss clearly is not your forte.

political forte is your calling yet you do not know this?

Their decision to exit from the European Union is understandable.
All the best to them.

ollah2:


It's their loss. If you check the referendum well, you woukd realise majority of the suppprt came from the elders who have limited time on earth and don't explore like the younger ones.


Expect Theresa May to become Ajala seeking for deals around the world. She might even spend her xmas on the road.

Very apt observations. I blame the UK government though. They were not aggressive enough in highlighting the cons of Brexit to the citizens. For instance, 90% of projects in Wales is EU funded. The so-called annual £6bn savings pro brexiteers campaigned with turns out to be a farce. It's just £200 million.

kanubiafra:
WHERE is the comparism in the post you just quoted?

Please just walk away, you obviously don't know what I am talking about, the person I quoted understands, so please go, it is too early

hermesprogidy:

If you think Brits are happy with the reality of Brexit, then you know nothing. Why am I even replying someone who says Trump won the midterm elections? Are you for real? Political discuss clearly is not your forte.

Trump actually won if you check previous midterms in the US a sitting president doesn't win the house and senate in midterm it's their way of ensuring checks and balances check the number of seats Obama and the previous administrations lost during midterm you will know that Trump didn't lose. The election was victory for everybody

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