# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-07-06 21:27:53 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/1147618192321392640) In reply to: [@Whatjamecallit](http://twitter.com/Whatjamecallit/status/1147603613021351938) @Whatjamecallit @ferrarif50lover @EmmaKennedy @artemis0801 No, the EU didn’t “refuse” to negotiate. The EU followed the rules outlined in Article 50. Which was written by a Brit.