European Council President Donald Tusk speaks during a press statement after receiving a letter signed by British Prime Minister Theresa May at European Council in Brussels, Belgium, March 29, 2017. British ambassador to the European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed the Brexit letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, officially triggering the two-year countdown to Britain's exit of the bloc. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)
BRUSSELS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) will unveil its Brexit guidelines on Friday.
"On Friday, I will share a proposal on the negotiating guidelines with the member states to be adopted by Euroepan Council on April 29," he said at a press conference after receiving the Brexit letter from British Ambassador to the EU Tim Barrow.
Tusk said that "there's no reason to pretend that this is a happy day, neither in Brussels, nor in London."
However, he insisted that Brexit "has made us more united and determined."
