EU ambassadors will discuss today in Brussels, the British EU-the difference between the postponement until the end of January. According to the plan the Uk could leave the union in the past, if the British parliament accepts the divorce settlement.
the EU countries have agreed in principle that the moratorium may be adopted, but France has in the past wanted to discuss the moratorium of any length. On Monday the newspaper the Guardian told the (switch to another service) of the French bend the other EU countries to the line, i.e. the British, the EU-the difference can, if necessary, be postponed until the end of January.
Prime minister Boris Johnson continues today in attempts to take the British elections. Johnson wants to hold parliamentary elections 12. December, which according to him would give the parliament time to adopt the British and the EU agreement negotiated by the EU-the difference in the details before the election.
johnson’s election plan only in the wind
Elections can be held only if two-thirds of the parliament supports the show. It is considered unlikely that the house approves johnson’s proposal, because the opposition in the työväenpolue not agree to elections before you can be sure that a lack of agreement in the EU-the difference can be avoided.
in Opposition suspected that the prime minister Johson try to wear British non-agreement EU-rid of, unless his negotiations with his erosopimus approval of parliament.
Part of the opposition wants elections 9. December
the liberal democrats and the Scottish national party SNP presented their solution, according to which the elections were held already 9. December. Condition is, however, that the EU-the difference is deferred until the end of January. By binding to the election day the EU-the difference to the postponement of January end and by advancing the elections to ensure that the new parliament will definitely get to discuss the EU-the difference.
the liberal democrats and the SNP’s proposal throughput is needed only a simple majority, but johnson’s conservatives have so far resisted the show.
Sources: Reuters, AFP
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