Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty that guides member states wishing to leave the EU is a vague map towards the exit door.
British prime minister David Cameron warned on Monday (22 February) in the House of Commons that once he invoked the article, if British voters choose to leave the bloc in the 23 June referendum, there would be no way back.
There would be no catharsis for advocates of the "Leave" campaign as the process allows for up to two years of negotiation, after which the...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.