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The EU agreed to accept the U.K.’s request for a Brexit extension till Jan. 31 of the next year, EU Council President Donald Tusk announced on Monday.

“The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK’s request for a #Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020. The decision is expected to be formalised through a written procedure,” Tusk wrote on Twitter.

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