The summit must approve the guidelines for negotiations on Brexit. The summit of leaders of 27 countries of the European Union devoted to the issue of Britain's withdrawal from the EU will take place in Brussels today, the website of the European Council. The summit must approve the guidelines for negotiations on Brexit. The guidelines will define the basis for negotiations and the common position of the EU during negotiations. The draft guidelines were proposed by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and submitted to Member States on March 31.

Tusk also invited to the summit of the chief negotiator of the European Union on Brexit Michel Barnier to make sure that he is "familiar with the views of heads of state and government". Recall, on March 29, the official procedure for Britain's withdrawal from the EU began. The EU planned to begin substantive negotiations on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU from May 22, but now this period was postponed due to the announcement of early elections in Britain.

Original article: The EU special session on Brexit was launched in Brussels.