General Affairs Council (Art. 50), 20 March 2018

Further information:

The European Commission's chief negotiator Michel Barnier presented to the Council an agreement reached by negotiators on parts of the legal text of the Withdrawal Agreement covering citizens' rights, the financial settlement, a number of other withdrawal issues and transition.

+ Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, 19 March 2018

Formal meetings of the General Affairs Council (Art. 50) in 2018:

+ General Affairs Council (Art. 50), 29 January 2018
+ General Affairs Council (Art. 50), 27 February 2018

A meeting of the General Affairs Council - dedicated to the Brexit negotiations - was held on 20 March 2018. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Briefing on the latest developments in the negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK);

+ Discussion on the draft guidelines on the framework for a future relationship between the UK and the European Union.