BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - The European Union agreed on Monday (Jan 29) to offer Britain a 21-month transition period after Brexit next year during which it will keep the "status quo" of EU membership without getting a vote, officials said.
Ministers took just two minutes to endorse a common stance drafted by officials, Ms Sabine Weyand, the deputy to EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, said on Twitter - a mark of efforts among the other 27 member states to maintain unity in the talks.
The offer, Ms Weyand noted, was: "Status quo transition without institutional representation, lasting from Brexit date to 31 December 2020."
