The heart of the EU is waving goodbye to one of its most influential members.
After more than three years of tough negotiations between British and European officials, its departure from the EU is finally taking place Friday at 11 p.m. London time.A British Union flag, also known as a Union Jack, right, flies with other European Union member state flags outside the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.
"Very emotional moment, sad moment, I would say in the history of Europe," Pedro Silva Pereira, a Portuguese lawmaker at the European Parliament, told CNBC Thursday. The U.K. has been a member of the EU for 47 years. In stark contrast to the U.K. government, the EU has not prepared any events to celebrate Brexit on Friday. The soon-to-be 27 member union is already focused on the next chapter: putting together a trade deal with the U.K. by the end of the year.after Brexit day, which is currently set to last until December.
"Fisheries is complicated because unfortunately, fish don't know borders," Sean O'Donoghue, founder of the European Fishing Alliance, a lobby group for European fishermen, told CNBC Thursday.
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