> May have left the EU. Article 50 is quite clear. If you invoke it, you start the timer: "The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the

> May have left the EU. Article 50 is quite clear. If you invoke it, you start the timer: "The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, [...]". Although there is a possibility to extend that period "[...] unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period". But the word crucial word is "unanimously". It's very unlikely that for example Spain would agree to that. > No clear plan for doing this has yet been presented, Yes. But don't underestimate the power of all-nighters. Politicians are at least as good with them as programmers are. > and doing it without a plan looks like immediate disaster. Yes. But Brexit is fitting for the crazy times we find ourselves in. So I don't think they will get less "interesting".