U.K. and E.U. Set Terms for Divorce

“More than four decades after Britain tied itself to its Continental neighbors, Prime Minister Theresa May obtained the approval of the other 27 European Union members on a formal divorce pact from the bloc, Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said on Sunday,” the New York Times reports.

“It is a consequential step intended to take the country on a new, if unclear, path.”

“The journey has been long and tortuous for both sides, and the drama is hardly over. Mrs. May must still get approval for the deal — a dense, legally binding divorce settlement and a set of political promises for Britain’s future relationship with the bloc — from an outspokenly unhappy British Parliament.”

Bloomberg: “European leaders gave Theresa May her Brexit deal but warned that the U.K. Parliament must vote for the plan as it stands because negotiations will not be reopened if British politicians reject it.”