The European Union will play for time rather than rush to decide on British Prim...
BRUSSELS - The European Union will play for time rather than rush to decide on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reluctant request to delay Brexit again, diplomats with the bloc said after a 15-minute meeting on Sunday.
From the EU’s point of view, extension options range from just an additional month until the end of November to half a year or longer. Prime Minister Antti Rinne of Finland, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said on Sunday that it would be “sensible” to agree to a third delay. If developments in the UK parliament start to make a no-deal Brexit at the end of the month look unavoidable, the EU would be likely to step in, diplomats said. EU leaders might end up agreeing any new Brexit date at an emergency summit around next weekend.The EU 27 have already agreed twice to postpone Brexit from the original deadline of March 29 this year. However, frustration has mounted over the distraction of a process that has dragged on for 3-1/2 years since Britons voted out.
“Political uncertainty has negative consequences for millions of families and businesses,” she added in a tweet. Norbert Rottgen, chairman of the German lower house’s foreign affairs committee, floated a much longer delay.
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