PM statement in Rome: 27 July 2016

The United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May had a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Rome on the 27 July 2016 as part of a tour to meet fellow EU Member State leaders following the EU referendum in the UK in June 2016.

The two leaders discussed the UK leaving the EU, the migrant crisis and the terrorist threat facing Europe.

ESO: Background information: View from Rome: A harsh wake-up call [The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in Italy] http://www.europeansources.info/record/view-from-rome-a-harsh-wake-up-call-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-italy/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

The Local.it, 27.07.16: What we learned from Theresa May’s first visit to Italy as PM http://www.thelocal.it/20160727/what-we-learnt-from-theresa-mays-first-visit-to-italy-as-pm

EurActiv, 27.07.16: May cautious on route to Brexit as Rome urges clear timeline http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/may-cautious-on-route-to-brexit-as-rome-urges-clear-timeline/

BBC News, 28.07.16: Theresa May and Matteo Renzi on UK-EU trade relations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36906750

The Guardian, 27.07.16: Theresa May: EU citizens' rights depend on fate of Britons abroad http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/27/theresa-may-eu-citizens-rights-britons-abroad

EUObserver, 28.07.16: UK will not guarantee EU citizens' rights, May insists https://euobserver.com/uk-referendum/134511

Politico, 27.07.16: Theresa May favors unique EU-UK arrangement post-Brexit http://www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-favors-unique-eu-uk-arrangement-post-brexit-renzi/

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