The European Parliament plenary approved a resolution with 395 notes in favour, 200 against and 71 abstentions calling on Britain to invoke article 50 to start immediate negotiations of terms of exit form Britain from the EU. The talks are expected to last for two years. The “will expressed by the people needs to be entirely and fully respected, starting with an immediate activation of Article 50,” said a resolution. The Parliament also calls on the Council to change the order of its presidencies to prevent the withdrawal process from jeopardising the management of the day-to-day business of the Union. The UK was set to take on the presidency in the second half of 2017. Parliament will also change its internal organisation to reflect UK citizens’ will to withdraw from the EU.
Speaking before the an emergency European Parliament plenary session, Tuesday, European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker warned Britain that there would no informal talks on the exit procedures before the UK official invoked article 50 the EU treaty. Juncker stressed Brussels respected the democratic vote of the British people to leave the EU, adding that he did not hide the fact that he was saddened by the result. ‘We cannot prolong the uncertainty’ he added, referring to the procedures of Britain’s official exit from the union. ‘The British vote cut off one of our sides’, adding that despite this setback those concerned about the purse of the EU should be reassured that. ‘We must move forward on all our common goals with a renewed optimism’, he said. The head of the EC stressed that he would fight for the vision of the EU for a peaceful continent.
Source:protothema.gr
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