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EU gives May till October for Brexit
The summit deal in Brussels in the early hours of April 11 meant Britain will not crash out on April 12 without a treaty to smooth its passage. But it offers little clarity on when, how or even if Brexit will happen, as May struggles to build support in parliament for withdrawal terms agreed with the EU last year.
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Brexit is Postponed until October 31
European Union leaders have granted the UK a six-month extension to Brexit, after five hours of talks in Brussels, reports BBC.
The new deadline - 31 October - averts the prospect of the UK having to leave the EU without a deal on Friday, as MPs are still deadlocked over a deal.
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EU gives May till October for Brexit, seeking clarity
European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc, more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she needs but less than many in the bloc wanted, thanks to fierce resistance from France.
Tsipras to support flexible Brexit extension at EU summit
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to support a flexible extension to the Brexit deadline at Wednesday's emergency European Council session in Brussels, according to government sources cited by state-run news agency ANA-MPA.
#Romania2019.eu/Minister-delegate Ciamba: EU member states thoroughly prepared for a disorderly Brexit
Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba chaired on Tuesday in Luxembourg a new meeting of the General Affairs Council (Art. 50), organised under the aegis of Romania's Presidency at the EU Council, context in which he tackled several scenarios regarding Brexit.
UK's May says greater risk of no Brexit the longer it takes to find compromise
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on April 6 that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.
British MPs Rejected Four Alternative Options for Brexit
After intense debates that went on for an entire evening, British lawmakers rejected the four alternative options for the Brexit deal proposed for voting, the World Agencies said.
A total of eight alternative options (A to H) were proposed for voting, of which Parliament Speaker John Berkow approved four (C, D E and G) for the vote.
'Leave' supporters march through London
Thousands of people opposed to Britain delaying its departure from the European Union marched through central London on March 29 as lawmakers in parliament strongly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time.
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#Romania2019.eu/Minister-delegate Ciamba to chair two GAC meetings dedicated to Brexit, MFF
Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba will chair on Tuesday in Brussels two meetings of the General Affairs Council (GAC), on whose agenda there are included talks on Brexit, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the spring European Council meeting (21-22 March 2019), a release of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) informs.
Ambassador Emma Hopkins: We Want an Agreement with the European Union
,,We are in a decisive period, we hardly have time to see how we will deal with the EU negotiations. We look forward to the crucial vote in parliament, our MPs will have the last opportunity to do the best for the UK.'' This is what Emma Hopkins, Ambassador of Great Britain to Bulgaria, commented in the morning block of the Bulgarian National Television.