They notified the European Council, not the Council of Europe.
Similar name, big difference.
Even more fun: there is also the Council of the European Union.
Re:WikiTribune – Evidence-based journalism
by noir_lord on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:27AM
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> Theresa May did claim that her campaign in 2020 would focus on that. So, they're not leaving it for three years at least.
Won't be a campaign in 2020 since she announced a snap election a few weeks ago for June 8th, next likely election is then 2021 unless she just votes her self Leader for Life or something in the interim.
Nobody ever claimed that. In fact, that's the very exact Council that the UK had to notify about its intention to leave the EU.
EDIT: Theresa May did claim that her campaign in 2020 would focus on that. So, they're not leaving it for three years at least.