the President of The European Council, Donald Tusk, wants to use the remaining EU member States for a flexible shift in the EU’s exit date in the UK. Therefore, the EU should offer the British a one-year extension of the article-50-period, with the UK could leave the Union at any time, as soon as the house of the negotiated exit agreement accepted. The reports independently of each other, the “BBC” and the “Guardian” with reference to high-ranking diplomatic sources in Brussels.
Tusk. his proposal to the representatives of the 27 remaining EU countries on Wednesday (10 April) at the special summit of the European Council in Brussels. The UK would have to to Tusk’s Plan at 23. May at the European elections, but the elected British MEPs would leave the European Parliament when your country leaves the Block. The 27 heads of state and heads of government would accept such a proposal unanimously.
On the side of the British, similar efforts are underway: a hard Brexit exclude adopted by the British house of Commons on Wednesday evening a bill that the government to a shift of the exit date on the 12. April also committed itself to. The proposal remained on Thursday in the upper house stuck.
With such an approach would close the EU-a further step on the fractious British. On Wednesday, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker before EU Parliament said, a further short extension on the 12. April, not be without the acceptance of the withdrawal agreement. He refused a request from the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, the postponement until the 22. May had requested.
Under Tusk’s Plan seems to be such a short extension, de facto, be possible again – if the British people to accept because, bring, the exit agreement.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 05.04.2019, 09:32 PM
