Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council sign off on Britain's EU divorce agreement Brexit
British voters backed leaving the EU in a June 2016 referendum, and after lengthy negotiations and several delays, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new government plans to "get Brexit done" next week.
Britain will leave the institutions of the union, reducing it to 27 member states, but the withdrawal agreement provides for an 11-month transition period until the end of the year. Formal trade talks are not expected to begin until the end of February or even March, and in the meantime, Barnier has been in intensive talks with EU member states on his negotiating mandate.
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