at-a-glance guide to Brexit saga

epa06375780 British Prime Minister Theresa May attends a press conference with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) prior to a meeting on Brexit Negotiations in Brussels, Belgium, 08 December 2017. Reports state that Theresa May is in Brussels after talks on the issue of the Irish border where she will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May refused to rule out running for another term in 2022 as she shrugged off suggestions that 2017 has been the worst year of her political career. The other 27 leaders in the EU agreed in December 2017 that “sufficient progress” had been made to allow Brexit talks to proceed to the second stage after months of stalemate. Negotiations over the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU will start in March.
Amid other policy-related changes, Brexit aftermath will pose a serious threat to the job scenario in the UK with many corporate houses considering to move their headquarters to cities located in a EU member country. Among the competing cities hoping to benefit from the re-location of banks are Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris, to name a few.
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that it would be impossible to achieve the bespoke deal that Britain wants because May has opted out of the single market for goods and services. The UK is due to leave the EU on March 29, 2019.
Here are the most-remarkable Brexit moments from 2017.

epa06201857 Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate at an event at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain 13 September 2017. EU citizens living and working in Britain gathered in London to lobby members of parliament to guarantee their rights when the UK leaves the EU. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL

epa06387317 Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, 13 December 2017. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

epa06194083 Pro-EU demonstrators gather in Parliament Square in London, Britain, 09 September 2017. Thousands of campaigners and protesters gathered for a march and rally during the 'People's March for Europe against Brexit' to call on politicians to 'unite, rethink and reject Brexit'. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

epa06386778 Pro EU Open Britain campaigners protest parliament in London, Britain, 13 December 2017. A cross-party group of pro-EU MPs have called for the promise of a 'meaningful vote' for Parliament on any Brexit deal should be enshrined in law. The House of Commons is to debate the amendment on 13 December. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

epa06341070 (FILE) - The Eiffel Tower dominates the skyline, in Paris, France, 09 April 2017 (reissued 20 November 2017). According to reports, Paris has won a bid to become the host city of the European Banking Authority (EBA), which will be relocated from London as a consequence to the Brexit. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

epa06151499 Anti-Brexit campaign group 'The No 10 Vigil' sail a boat bedecked with EU flags up the River Thames in London, Britain, 19 August 2017. 'The No. 10 Vigil' aims to campaign for the UK's continued membership in the EU. EPA/Tolga Akmen

epa06129932 A photograph released 07 August 2017 shows the UK's financial heart, the City of London in London, Britain, 06 July 2017. Reports state the future of London as the world's financial hub may be in jeopardy after Brexit as a number of leading international financial institutions and banks have already announced they will move their operational headquarters to continental EU countries. Among the competing cities hoping to benefit from the re-location of banks are Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris, all cities located in a EU member country. EPA/ANDY RAIN

epa06189714 Protesters dressed as former English King Henry VIII (C) and Tudor royal aides demonstrate outside parliament in London, Britain, 07 September 2017. Campaigners from Another Europe are protesting against the government's Brexit, Great Repeal Bill calling the bill the biggest threat to parliamentary democracy in decades. Parliament is set to debate the bill 07 September. The British Government has announced it will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act with the Great Repeal Bill but concerns have been raised over the use of called Henry VIII clauses. King Henry VIII published a 'Statute of Proclamations' in 1539, which gave him the power to legislate by proclamation. In the current Parliament this would give the British Government powers to change old laws that have already been passed by Parliament. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

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