After fierce pushback from Emmanuel Macron, leaders grant 6-month delay with flexibility for UK to leave earlier
Tusk closed with a plea to"our British friends ... please do not waste this time."
“Over the last three months I have voted three times to leave the European Union,” she said, barely attempting to hide her exasperation. For the EU, the extension was the choice of a lesser evil. Brexit will continue to pose a major distraction, and cast a shadow over the upcoming European Parliament election and the subsequent negotiations to form a new Commission and appoint a new roster of leaders. At the same time, it keeps alive the hope among some in the EU that Brexit will be undone and a U.K. departure will never come to pass.
"There were temptations to go very far in granting deadlines, and in my view it wasn’t about respecting the vote of the British people but rather to get them locked into membership," Macron said. The final result was a classic EU compromise. A Halloween end date for a process that for many in the EU has become an increasingly terrifying horror show. The date also coincides with the end of the Juncker Commission's mandate, meaning a fresh start for the EU's new leadership.
“I think that also what she's attempting is proper and correct, but she does not yet have a big ace up her sleeve, in my assessment""We want an orderly exit, and that can be ensured by allowing for some more time," Merkel said at the end of the long night's proceedings."For me it was clear that we, that Germany, would fight for an orderly exit — not because of British demands but for our own interest.
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