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Via USA Today

Long-awaited divorce proceedings between Britain and the European Union formally began on Wednesday when Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, the legislation that formally kicks off a two-year-long Brexit process.

Here are four things to know about Britain’s exit from the EU.

Clock starts ticking

Since May has triggered Article 50, the EU must respond within 48 hours. The bloc — which marked the 60th anniversary of its founding on Saturday — will convene a summit for April 29. Britain will have two years to negotiate the terms of its exit, meaning it will leave the EU by April 2019. The terms must be ratified by the other 27 members. Each country has a veto, and each must ratify its decision with its own domestic lawmakers.

Wrangling begins

The negotiations could be heated. Of particular concern is whether Britain wants to remain in the EU’s single market, the borderless area that provides favored trade status and allows EU citizens to live and work, without a visa, in any other EU country. The U.K. government has pledged that it is prepared to give up this crucial trade access as it tries to lower immigration from other EU members. Also at stake are the rights of the 3 million EU citizens who live in Britain and the 1 million British nationals who reside in EU member states…

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