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EU delays June summit to avoid clashing with British referendum: spokesman

Xinhua, April 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

The European Union (EU) announced on Friday that it has delayed its June summit by a few days to avoid clashing with the June 23 British referendum on continued EU membership.

"The June meeting of the European Council is confirmed for 28-29 June," Preben Aamann, a spokesman of European Council President Donald Tusk, said on his Twitter account.

Leaders of the 28-member EU initially planned to begin a regular two-day meeting on June 23, the same day the Brexit vote was set to happen in Britain. Endit