Timeline

  • 23 June 2016 - Referendum in UK. Majority chose to leave the EU
  • 29 March 2017 - The United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
  • ​29 April 2017 - The European Council – made up of the heads of state or government of the EU countries – adopted guidelines which define the framework for the negotiations and set out the EU's overall positions and principles. Michel Barnier is the Chief Negotiator for the 27 EU countries. His Task Force at the European Commission coordinates the work on all strategic, operational, legal and financial issues related to the negotiations.
  • 14 March 2019 - Following a House of Commons vote, the Government sought permission from the EU to extend Article 50 and agree a later Brexit date.
  • 20 March 2019 - The UK's PM wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk, asking to extend Article 50 until 30 June 2019
  • 21 March 2019 - The European Council of EU27 leaders agreed to grant an extension comprising two possible dates: 22 May 2019, should the Withdrawal Agreement gain approval from MPs; or 12 April 2019, should the Withdrawal Agreement not be approved by the House of Commons.
  • 29 March 2019 - The UK had been expected to leave the European Union at 11pm, after the two-year period provided by for Art. 50(3)
  • 2 April 2019 - The UK's PM announced she will seek a further extension to the Article 50 process and offered to meet the Leader of the Opposition to agree a deal that can win the support of MPs.
  • 11 April 2019 - The European Council (Article 50) decided, in agreement with the United Kingdom, to extend further the two-year period provided for by Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, until 31 October 2019. ​The United Kingdom has the right to participate in European Parliament elections in May 2019
  • 23-26 May 2019 - European Parliament elections take place, with the UK voting on 23 May
  • 7 June 2019 - UK's PM resigns. 11 conservative candidates to succeed her
  • 24 July 2019 - Boris Johnson is the new UK PM
  • 29 September 2019 – 2 October 2019 Conservative Party conference. New leadership election
  • October 2019 - New Uk's PM or general elections
  • 17-18 October 2019 - Meeting of the European Council: the last such meeting before ‘Brexit Day’.
  • 21 October 20019 - The UK Parliament approved the 2nd reading European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
  • 28 October 2019 - EU decision to postpone BREXIT to 31 January 2020, after a request from UK's government
  • 31 October 2019 - ‘Brexit Day "? After the meeting of the European Council in April 2019, this was the date by which the United Kingdom should have left the European Union. But a new delay was decided on ​30 October 2019.
  • 30 October 2019 - The European Council has unanimously adopted a decision to extend the period under Article 50.3 (of the Treaty on the European Union), in the context of the UK's intention to withdraw from the EU. The extension will last until 31 January 2020 to allow more time for the ratification of the withdrawal agreement. The withdrawal can take place earlier on 1 December 2019 or 1 January 2020, if the withdrawal agreement is ratified by both parties. For the duration of the extension the United Kingdom remains a member state with all the rights and obligations set out in the treaties and under EU law.
  • 6 November 2019: UK's Parliament dissolved
  • 8 November 2019 - New EC President Ursula van der Leyen request a British EU Commissioner Candidate ​
  • 12 November 2019 - The new EU-UK Agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement is published  Read. A Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom is annexed. Read
  • 12 December 2019 - UK's legislative elections of House of Commons
  • 20 December 2019 - The House of Commons approved the NEW 2nd European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 
  • 9 January 2020 - The House of Commons approved the 3th  reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 
  • 22 January 2020 - The House of Lords passed EU Withdrawal Agreement  Bill 
  • 23 January 2020 - The EU Withdrawal Bill that will enable Britain's exit from the bloc on Jan. 31 received the Royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II
  • 29 January 2020 - The European Parliament will vote the Recommendation to give consent to the treaty  on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
  • 31 January 2020 - UKs leaves the European Union after 47 years and a transition period of 11 months starts
  • Mid-February 2020 - The UK government announces its objectives on trade talks with EU
  • 25 February 2020 - The European Council gives a mandate to EU Commission to negotiate a trade agreement with UK
  • March 2020 - Trade talks EU-UK begin
  • 30 June 2020 - Deadline for UK to request an extension  of the transition period after 31 .12. 2020

The last vote of the European Parliament, on Wednesday 29 January 2020:

BREXIT, Withdrawal Agreement and legislative consequences

Thanks the Withdrawal Agreement (Treaty), endorsed by UK and EU, starting from 1st February 2020 EU law will remain applicable (with the exceptions set out in the Agreement) to the UK during an 11-month transition period ending on 31 December 2020. 

The exceptions set out in the Withdrawal Agreement are relating to: citizens' rights, financial issues, transition period rules and separation issues, as well as a governance agreement.

After the transition period, all EU primary and secondary laws will cease to apply to the UK, with the exceptions set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The transition period allows time for negotiations on the future possible partnership.
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Annexed to the Withdrawal Agreement, there are three protocols: Ireland and Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and the sovereign areas of the United Kingdom in Cyprus. And a series of annexes. There is also a Political Declaration with no legal value, lay down the foundations for future EU-UK economic and security cooperation.

    BREXIT - Legal provisions during and after 11 months of transition from 1st February 2020
eEuropa prepared a digital neural map with all legal changes following the BREXIT and affecting EU law.

Each node of the map provides you with explanations and the text of the European legislative texts concerned by Brexit. In all EU languages.
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All legislative texts are updated with last changes
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Press the button and go to the Map page.