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As the year is coming to a close, an interesting analysis recently published on the Politico website gives a vivid picture of the EU's strategic intention for further enlargement. That is a target that several countries, including Turkey, still aim to reach. 

European Union leaders agreed their plan for Brexit negotiations on Dec. 15, pledging to move swiftly and stick together to ensure Britain does not cherry pick a sweet deal that might inspire others to unstitch the bloc. 

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May left before the other 27 leaders met briefly to formalize their plan for how to run Brexit talks. 

Leaders of the European Union meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit fraught with disputes on how to handle the many crises they face, bar on possibly the biggest rift of all - how to handle Brexit.

Britain's Supreme Court began an historic hearing Dec. 5 to decide whether parliament must approve the government's Brexit negotiations, in a highly-charged case that could delay the country's EU exit.

Nearly 200 Turkish companies have invested in the United Kingdom in recent years, said British Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore late on Dec. 2.

Nigel Farage, the interim leader of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) and the person playing a key role in Britain's vote to leave the European Union, said he is "flattered" by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he become Britain's ambassador to the United States.

Britain's first post-Brexit budget will focus on infrastructure and could spell an end to the previous government's rigid fiscal targets, according to a treasury statement released on Nov. 20.

The budget will be new finance minister Philip Hammond's first set-piece since replacing George Osborne who resigned following the June vote.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has assured that the preparation of Brexit is going on schedule and that the legal process will begin by the end of March 2017.

"The preparation is ongoing and we are ready to start the procedure under Art.50 of the EU Treaty by the end of March 2017," stated Theresa May during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The leaders of the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Spain are meeting in Berlin in a mini-Summit to discuss matters of global economic and political interest.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming vice president have now spoken to 29 foreign leaders and dignitaries, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump's aides said Nov. 17.

Erdoğan previously had said he had talked to Trump on the phone and congratulated him over his victory.