Theresa May arrives at emergency E.U. summit to beg for Brexit delay
Source: Washington Post
BRUSSELS For nearly three years, British Prime Minister Theresa May has been gambling that fellow E.U. leaders would yield to her demands when it came time for Britain to split from the European Union. Wednesday was her day to fold her cards.
With just two days before Britain could break from the bloc without a deal to manage the withdrawal or any transition period, May must now beg to remain inside it. She has asked to move Fridays exit date to the end of June.
But if May is tapping out of the game, so too are the cautious leaders of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and other European countries, all of whom stand to lose from the unpredictable economic whirlwind set off by a no-deal divorce.
No one expects Britain to be pushed out on Friday. More likely, European leaders will offer a long extension and try to avoid the need for many more high-stakes Brexit summits.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/theresa-may-heads-to-decisive-eu-summit-to-beg-for-more-time-before-britain-brexits/2019/04/10/1b342ffa-5622-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?utm_term=.6d745eb01f72
EU won't offer a short extension. Hard Brexiters will try to kick her out if she gets a long one...
BumRushDaShow
(129,084 posts)of discord and I expect there is some of that going on here.
But then I also think that the membership of the EU as an economic bloc, wants to minimize the disruption in their carefully crafted commerce too, in order to continue the benefits of it, particularly with China getting stronger and stronger.... and they see what is going on in Britain.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Opel_Justwax
(230 posts)The world is growing together economically.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)But we get a 2nd referendum.
Deal?
Polybius
(15,428 posts)What will likely happen? 80-20 they say yes?
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)that this whole charade is a terrible mistake that was born as a mere sick joke, and reverse it?