Parliament has until Jan. 21 to vote on the deal, a little more than two months before Britain’s March 29 departure date. EU leaders have said the highly technical and legally binding agreement of almost 600 pages isn’t open for discussion. “There is no room whatsoever for renegotiation,” Juncker told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, as he briefed them on Thursday’s summit. EU leaders insist the mechanism can’t be removed from deal, but May is sure to seek flexibility on this point from her European partners. If British lawmakers approve the agreement, it must still be endorsed by European Parliament members before March 29.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 10:52 UTC