Following
the
United
Kingdom
European
Union
membership
referendum
on
23
June
2016
,
in
which
close
to
52%
of
votes
cast
by
citizens
of
the
United
Kingdom
(
the
UK
)
____________________
in
favour
of
leaving
the
EU
,
the
UK
____________________
a
12
-
point
Brexit
plan
on
17
January
2017
.
This
plan
____________________
,
in
particular
,
the
intention
to
leave
the
European
Single
Market
and
the
European
Customs
Union
,
to
enter
into
a
strategic
partnership
with
the
EU
and
for
the
UK
to
conclude
comprehensive
free
trade
agreements
on
its
own
.
The
withdrawal
request
,
in
which
Article
50
of
the
EU
Treaty
of
Lisbon
(
EU
Treaty
of
Lisbon
-
TEU
)
____________________
invoked
,
was
formally
____________________
to
the
President
of
the
Council
of
the
European
Union
on
29
March
2017
.
