tomorrow, Wednesday, want the heads of state and government of the EU will decide at a special summit in Brussels whether to grant the British government’s boss Theresa May at the Brexit a further extension. Thus, the is moved to the next Friday deadline for a second Time, it needs a unanimous agreement among the remaining 27 EU member States. The tone of chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, was here on Tuesday the EU. According to the words of the French, the EU is, in principle, to a renewed displacement of the Brexit-date ready.
easy and not likely to get May in the Wednesday night summit starting, the commitment of the EU-27 for renewal. It begins with the desire of the Prime Minister, the Brexit period on the 30. June ends to. The end of the period after the European elections, in the United Kingdom according to the will of many politicians on the island don’t actually want to participate.
on the Other hand, two and a half months could not be sufficient in view of the political Chaos on the island, in order to clarify the political fronts. Therefore, the heads of state and government, to offer the heads of the British head of government on Wednesday an extension until the end of this year or even beyond to 2020.
France looks for a long period of time skeptical
see some of the EU States, including France, Greece, Slovenia, Austria and Spain, an extensive extension of the deadline, skeptical. In EU diplomatic circles it was said on Tuesday, but nevertheless, after a Meeting of Europe Ministers in Luxembourg, that the idea of a long extension of the deadline to find more and more supporters.
May explore their opportunities in Berlin and Paris
in Principle, a displacement of the Brexit period up to the end of the year, or, in addition, also a British participation in the European elections would result in. But the British would then have more time for basic decisions – for example, through new elections or a second Referendum.
On Tuesday, visited May, just before the summit, once again, a Visit to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in Berlin and the French state, chief Emmanuel Macron in Paris. At the Last Minute wanted to explore Visit, the Prime Minister, apparently, once again, what is the Minimum need to offer you at the summit this Wednesday in order to get one on Friday still looming No-Deal-Brexit from the table.
May had been originally expected to present in Brussels a coherent Plan for how to proceed. However, given the sluggish talks with the Labour Opposition and the continuing resistance of the Brexit-hardliners in their own ranks is doubtful whether may can this actually deliver.
Not least of all, between Berlin and Paris do, however, among the EU member States in the evaluation of the London Brexit-Wrangling differences. While Merkel has already expressed, to “do up to the last hour of” an unregulated Brexit prevent show-Contrary to France’s political leaders less. So-called chief diplomat, Jean-Yves Le Drian last weekend on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign Ministers of the G7 countries, the EU is not a permanent one “with the vagaries of British domestic politics”. Before Macron became in the past week, even more. “The European Union must not be permanently hostage to a political crisis in the United Kingdom,” had called for the head of state.
the UK is supposed to. constructive behavior
Nevertheless, it is expected that Macron at the summit, jumps over his shadow and an extension of the Brexit period agrees A condition could be of help, which May now have to appear at a special meeting of the EU. Reportedly to undertake the head of government, that the UK is also sprinkled then no Sand in the EU-transmission, if the United Kingdom remains a member of the community.
such A commitment would be tantamount to a Declaration of war on Brexit-hardliners, such as the backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg. The Tory politician had recently called for a Blockade of the EU institutions and demanded: “When we are forced to remain, we must be the most difficult member”.
Green-Europe expert Brantner: in the Future, with under-the-house-Delegation to negotiate
For the case that the UK is the EU a little longer, suggests the European policy spokesperson of the Greens group in the Bundestag, Franziska Brantner, something else. Since May has in his own party “seems to be no restraint any more”, had to negotiate with the EU in the future, not only with the Prime Minister, but in parallel also with a cross-party Delegation of the lower house, said the daily mirror.