On 29 March 2017, Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister, triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty; the possibility of withdrawal was highly controversial before that. The Article 50 provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period.

Brexit - 8th Parliamentary term

EU flag at half mast at the EP buildings in Brussels, on the occasion of the state funeral of her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

Opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President Tribute to Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (minute of silence) and to Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union

Roberta METSOLA, EP President signs the Queen Elizabeth II's  condolence book

EU flags at half mast at the EP buildings in Strasbourg following the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

EU flags at half mast at the EP buildings in Brussels following the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

Jacques DELORS, Helmut KOHL, Jean Luc DEHAENE, Francois MITTERAND, Ruud LUBBERS, Jacques SANTER, Elisabeth II, John MAJOR, Egon KLEPSCH

Reproduction of a family picture of European heads of State, signed by Queen Elisabeth.

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain makes an official visit to the EP in Strasbourg

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, Egon KLEPSCH - EP President

Visits of Queen Elizabeth II to the European Parliament

Roberta METSOLA, EP President opens the plenary session on the 12th September in Strasbourg. Tribute to Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (minute of silence), and to Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union. This transcript is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President: Tribute to Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (minute of silence) and to Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union

Following the official announcement by the British government of the death of Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH II, as a sign of mourning and European solidarity with the Royal Family and with the British people, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, has decided that the European flag be flown at half-mast from now on and until further instruction, in front of all the buildings of the European Parliament, including the liaison offices.

EU flag at half mast at the EP building for the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

&lt;p>Following the official announcement by the British government of the death of Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH II, as a sign of mourning and European solidarity with the Royal Family and with the British people, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, has decided that the European flag be flown at half-mast from now on and until further instruction, in front of all the buildings of the European Parliament, including the liaison offices.&lt;/p>

EU flags at half mast at the EP buildings following the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

This memoclip contains archive footage of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

Memoclip: Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom

This memoclip illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and United Kingdom, before and after the accession of the State to the European Union: Winston Churchill on Europe, EEC enlargement to UK, 1975 referendum, first European election in UK, British Prime Ministers (Margaret Thatcher, John Major,Tony Blair and Gordon Brown) before the EP, 2016 UK referendum on EU membership and its outcome, the vote on the withdrawal Agreement of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and Euratom and the negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom following the withdrawal.

Memoclip: United Kingdom and the European Parliament (update version 10/2020)

This memoclip illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and United Kingdom, before and after the accession of the State to the European Union: Winston Churchill on Europe, EEC enlargement to UK, 1975 referendum, first European election in UK, British Prime Ministers (Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair) before the EP, 2016 UK referendum on EU membership and it's outcome.

Memoclip: United Kingdom and the European Parliament

Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the European Parliament in Strasbourg : arrival at the airport of Strabourg with Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrival at the European Parliament, welcome by Egon Klepsch, EP President, formal sitting, address, diner at the town hall of Strasbourg, departure.

Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Queen ELIZABETH II visits the European Parliament in Strasbourg and delivers a speech to MEPs in the hemicycle during a plenary session.

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