EU Council Releases Guidance, Background as UK Withdraws From EU

The European Council issued guidance and background on the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union as the U.K. enters the Brexit transition period Jan. 31, according to a Jan. 30 notice. The guidance includes information on the transition period, copies of the draft agreement on the withdrawal, a revised political declaration on the future relationship between the U.K. and the EU, and further background information on Brexit.