BREAKING: EU leaders offer to extend Brexit until Oct. 31 and are awaiting UK response.
Two European officials say EU leaders are offering to allow Britain to extend Brexit until Oct. 31 and are awaiting the U.K.’s response.
May had come to the summit requesting a delay until June 30 but had acknowledged she would be willing to extend that date. The British Parliament has repeatedly rejected a withdrawal deal negotiated with the EU, leading to today’s deadlock over Britain’s long-awaited departure.France is still playing hardball in the European Union’s negotiations over whether to grant British Prime Minister Theresa May another Brexit extension.
The official, who was not authorized to be publicly named according to presidential policy, said: “The no-deal situation is a real option.” Doors soon closed on the cameramen and photographers at the Europa building, with apparently no one getting a peek at what was on her tablet. Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas says the EU “must do all that we can” to prevent the U.K. being out of the EU without a withdrawal deal or transition period, which could happen Friday if Brexit is not postponed.Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins says if Britain is asking for more time, “I think we should consider giving them time.”
While others expressed their willingness to grant an extension until June 30 or even next year, Macron said Wednesday at a Brexit summit in Brussels that “nothing is decided.” Tusk has suggested a delay of up to a year, with conditions attached to ensure Britain does not stymie EU decision-making while it remains a member.
Ndiaye said that France is open to granting an extension to the Brexit deadline but “this is not automatic.” France wants a “clear and credible prospect” from Britain and commitments not to endanger the EU institutions, she said.Britain is currently scheduled to leave the EU on Friday, with or without a deal.Britain’s pro-Brexit political parties are getting ready to do something they have long argued against — running in European Union elections.
She was asked more questions about tax policy and police funding than about her request for a delay in Britain’s April 12 departure from the EU. Pressed on what kind of extension Germany backs, Merkel replied: “I favor, if there is a broad majority for this today, possibly making it a delay of several months — but not delaying anything, so that once Britain has decided the withdrawal can happen immediately.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union may well decide on a longer Brexit delay than the one sought by the British government, but it would be flexible enough to allow Brexit “very quickly” once London approves the withdrawal agreement.
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