escape Only ten days, then the UK should actually get out of the EU. But now the British Prime Minister May want to ask to move the Brexit-date. It is unclear how much time she needs.

Ten days prior to the planned exit from the European Union, the British Prime Minister Theresa May is aiming for a postponement of the deadline. They will send a letter with the request that a Brexit-delay to Brussels, a government spokesman said in London. Actually, great Britain should on 29. March leak.

According to information from the BBC and ITV May want to move the date forward by three months, i.e. until the end of June. Thus, it is hoped, apparently, additional time to get to the exit of the Treaty through the British Parliament. Your request contains also the Option to extend for up to two years.

EU Council President Donald Tusk is the addressee of the letter. He will conduct on Thursday and Friday the EU summit in Brussels. All the heads of state and government of the other 27 EU countries must approve the deferral unanimously.

the EU is looking for new solutions for the Brexit
tagesschau at 20:00, 19.03.2019, Markus Preiß, ARD, Brussels

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