EU to grant May conditional Brexit extension

European Union will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit deadline at an emergency summit on April 10,  but the are many indications that the leaders will impose the conditions. EU27 ministers discussed the state of play of #Brexit and prepared for the #EUCO (Art. 50) meeting on 10 April. Read the…

May asks for further Brexit delay

British Prime minister Theresa May asked for further delay of Brexit deadline to June 30, meaning the EU is facing a dilemma of the admittance of  the UK in participation in the upcoming European elections (end May 2019). The prolongation beyond April 11 also indicates that Britons will imperatively participate in the European elections as the…

No breakthrough in May-Corbyn talks

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on that Prime Minister Theresa May had not moved far enough in a first round of crisis talks intended to achieve a breakthrough in the domestic deadlock over endorsement of  the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement to avoid disorderly exit from the European Union. (Image above: illustration). In my meeting with Theresa…

May-Corbyn compromise evokes skepticism

British Prime Minister Theresa May met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in an attempt to find a common Brexit solution, endorsing her government Article 50 Agreement with the EU. After her EU withdrawal deal  (WA) was rejected three times in the House of Commons, with MPs, including her Conservative Party divided over Brexit deal negociated for…

Barnier assesses no-deal Brexit as “highly likey”

“No deal was never our desired nor intended scenario. No deal was never my intended scenario, but the EU 27 is now prepared. It becomes day after day more likely,” Michel Barnier, the EU Brexit top negotiator said addressing the even in the European Policy Centre Brussels think-tank. (Image above: illustration). “Let’s not forget first…

‘Managed’ no-deal Brexit letter collects signatures

A junior minister in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government have reportedly collected 200 signatures from Conservative Members of Parliament for a letter calling for a ‘managed’ no-deal Brexit, ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston said. Market 2.0. Meanwhile DExEU minster Chris Heaton-Harris (@chhcalling) is said by several of his colleagues to have collected 200 Tory MP…

EU announces extraordinary Apirl Brexit Summit

Reflecting upon the third Westminster negative vote on the endorsed by the EU Article 50 Agreement, president of the European Council Donald Tusk calls for a Summit of the heads of states and governments in Brussels on April 10. In view of the rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement by the House of Commons, I have…

III Brexit vote on March 29

On March 28 the Commons Leader, Andrea Leadsom, revealed the government would give MPs another vote on Friday  March 29,  the day initially scheduled for the UK departure from the EU, but the Westminster has not come to an agreement on the way to leave the bloc. According to the BBC News Theresa May government…

EU27 offers UK multiple choice

The EU27 has offered to the UK a number of options to resolve Brexit crisis, including revoking article 50, long extension in case of no-deal votes next week, or disorderly departure. EU27 responds to UK requests in a positive spirit and:👉 agrees to Art. 50 extension until 22 May if Withdrawal Agreement approved next week👉…

EU Summit Brexit deadline dilemma

“The European Council will start on Thursday (21.03.2019) afternoon with our usual exchange with President Tajani. We will then turn to Prime Minister May who will share her assessment of the latest developments regarding Brexit. After this, we will discuss the next steps concerning Brexit at 27″ Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council…