UK to Relinquish the Country's 2017 Presidency of the European Council
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During a phone conversation with European Council President Donald Tusk newly-appointed UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that a decision has been made to give up the country's 2017 presidency of the European Council (EC) in light of the Brexit vote, Sputnik News reports, referring to Irish broadcaster RTE.
"Skipping the
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