5 minutes agoEU expected to offer additional British deadlines for reaching Brex agreement
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Brussels is preparing to offer an additional deadline to Boris Johnson, the main candidate for Britain's future prime minister, a deadline beyond October 31st in an effort to keep the Conservative Party united and to provide an opportunity to reach the EU exit agreement. The extra deadline for staying in [...]
The additional deadline for staying in the European Union would be used for new negotiations, but could be used by Brex supporters at the Conservative Party, even as opportunities to prepare more for EU exit without agreement.
“This process will be described as a technical delay to save Boris from political embarrassment, but then we will have time to find a” agreement, a senior European Union diplomat is taught to say.
Among EU member states has increased confidence that the departure of Great Britain without an agreement could be avoided after British deputies voted this week to allow the future prime minister to suspend the temporary suspension of assembly activities.
According to the proposal discussed in Brussels, candidate Johnson may continue to declare he is on his way to remove his country from the EU even without agreement, though he will continue to keep open the possibility of reaching a accord with member states, writes the Guardian”.
