EU summit to endorse Brexit deal to take place on Nov 25

An anti-Brexit demonstrator holds a flag outside Downing Street in London on Sept 24, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - European Union leaders will meet on Nov 25 to endorse the divorce deal with Britain and a political declaration on the future relationship, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday (Nov 15).

"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, November 25, at 9am," Mr Tusk told reporters after meeting EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.

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