Tusk Confirms European Council To Meet On November 25 For Brexit Deal Finalization

The European Council will hold a meeting to finalize a Brexit agreement on November 25 as long as nothing unforeseen happens, the council's president, Donald Tusk, said Thursday after a meeting with the chief EU negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th November, 2018) The European Council will hold a meeting to finalize a Brexit agreement on November 25 as long as nothing unforeseen happens, the council's president, Donald Tusk, said Thursday after a meeting with the chief EU negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier.

On Wednesday, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said an emergency EU summit was likely to be held on November 25. The terms of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union were agreed by the negotiators on both sides on Tuesday.

The UK cabinet backed the deal the following day.

"The Commission intends to agree the declaration about the future with the UK by Tuesday. Over the following 48 hours, the member states will have time to evaluate it, which means that the EU27 Sherpas should conclude this work on Thursday. Then, 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 25th November at 9:30," Tusk told reporters after a meeting with Barnier.