An hour before midnight on Friday, the UK will leave the EU. From across Europe, EU citizens wished the United Kingdom the best after 47 years of its membership
BRUSSELS - Brexit cleared its last formal hurdle in Brussels on Thursday, setting Britain’s Jan. 31 exit from the European Union in stone, but it was an unceremonious moment and a party in the heart of the EU’s capital to say “au revoir” was a rain-drenched washout.
That stood in stark contrast to the emotion and drama that gripped the European Parliament’s vote on the historic agreement on Wednesday, as British Brexit Party lawmakers cheered and waved mini Union Jack flags, while others wept over Britain’s departure from the EU after nearly half a century of membership.Explainer: Through the Brexit looking glass - What changes and what stays the same?Britain will no longer be an EU member state from Saturday, and it will be considered a third country.
Tourists scurried across the square as music blared before a light show that would project the colors of the Union Jack onto buildings. There was a London black cab on display and a traditional British red telephone booth that had to be covered over with plastic sheeting because the rain was leaking through.
A more raucous party is planned for later in the day at the bar-lined Place Luxembourg, a few steps from the EU parliament.
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