Timeline: Post-Brexit Milestones 2016
Correct as at: 29 July 2016
July
13-18 July: Theresa May is appointed new UK Prime 19 July: Minister and Owen Smith MP subsequently appoints emerges as challenger her Government to Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn after Angela 25 July: Eagle withdraws Theresa May convenes
15 July: UK Commissioner Hill’s last day 21 July: ECB leaves interest rates unchanged in first post-referendum policy vote UK Parliamentary summer recess begins Theresa May meets Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in Berlin and Paris, subsequently Matteo Renzi in Italy and leaders in Poland and Slovakia.
first meeting of Cabinet Committee for Exiting the EU
27 July: Michel Barnier appointed as Commission’s Brexit negotiator
August September
Early September: Informal deadline for UK business community to inform Brexit negotiations 16 September: Informal 27 Leaders’ meeting in Bratislava to prepare “process of deep reflection for a new future for Europe”
24 September: Labour leadership competition result 25-28 September: Labour Party Conference 2 – 5 October: Conservative Party Conference
October 2 October: Hungarian Referendum on EU migrant quotas October: Italian Constitutional Referendum (might trigger Renzi’s resignation and subsequent elections) UK Court process on legal challenge (parliamentary sovereignty) on Article 50 20-21 October: European Council Autumn: EU-Swiss deal on free movement restrictions (TBC)
Angela Merkel to announce General Election candidature (TBC)
November 8 November: US Presidential Election November: French Republicans Conference to select General Election candidate (incl.Juppe / Sarkozy / Fillon / Le Maire)
Autumn Statement
December December: French Socialists Conference to select General Election candidate (incl. Hollande / Montebourg)
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15-16 December: European Council
January
2017 Article 50 expected to be triggered in January 2017 (putting EU exit to January 2019)
‘Official’ negotiations not due to take place until 2017
February 12 February: German Bundesversammlung (election of German President) February: Deadline for Swiss to implement results of 2014 referendum to restrict free movement
March 25 March: 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome / Merkel’s deadline for agreement on future
April
23 April: First round voting in French Presidential Elections
May 7 May: Second round voting in French Presidential Elections 14 May: German Lander Election (Northrhine Westphalia); SPD to announce General Election candidate
June July 1 July: UK has relinquished EU Presidency (will be taken over by Estonia)
August September October
27 August – 22 October: Period in which German General Election can be held
November December
2018
Around December: probably formal UK departure from EU; global trade deals enter into force
2019