EU leaders open to Brexit delay if May can push deal through

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:53:07 +0000

EU leaders open to Brexit delay if May can push deal through

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders meeting for a Brexit summit are likely to grant Britain a short extension, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, if the U.K. government can win parliamentary support next week for its divorce deal.

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UK’s May prepares to ask EU for short Brexit delay

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:07:01 +0000

Jean-Claude Juncker

British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to ask the European Union on Wednesday for a delay to the country’s divorce from the bloc, due to take place in nine days. But the EU warned it could keep Britain waiting for an answer.

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EU’s Juncker says Brexit delay decision unlikely this week

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:30:31 +0000

BERLIN  — The head of the European Union’s executive branch says a decision on a delay to Brexit is unlikely at this week’s EU summit and the bloc’s leaders may have to meet again next week.

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Musicians brace for Brexit disharmony

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:10:44 +0000

Musicians brace for Brexit disharmony

As the Brexit saga reaches a crescendo, classical musicians based in Britain fear that a disorderly divorce could threaten their European livelihood and stunt the development of potential maestros.

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UK aims to salvage Brexit deal as EU says: make up your mind

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:28:09 +0000

UK aims to salvage Brexit deal as EU says: make up your mind

LONDON – The British government was preparing Tuesday to ask the European Union for a delay of at least several months to Brexit after the speaker of the House of Commons ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May cannot keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same divorce deal that they have already rejected twice.

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UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:50:42 +0000

UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support, Theresa May

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and possibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, but May aims to try a third time […]

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May tries to save Brexit deal after vote to delay UK exit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:19:48 +0000

May tries to save Brexit deal after vote to delay UK exit

LONDON  — British Prime Minister Theresa May worked Friday to pull off an against-the-odds rescue for her European Union divorce deal, after Parliament voted to postpone Brexit to avert a chaotic U.K. departure in two weeks.

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UK lawmakers set for another big Brexit vote

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:50:00 +0000

UK lawmakers set for another big Brexit vote

LONDON – British lawmakers are set to vote on whether to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to overcome further erosion of her authority.

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EU plans for chaotic Brexit as UK readies for no-deal vote

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:31:32 +0000

EU plans for chaotic Brexit as UK readies for no-deal vote

LONDON — Britain and the European Union braced Wednesday for a chaotic, cliff-edge Brexit after U.K. lawmakers rejected the two sides’ agreed divorce deal. Britain’s Parliament was set to hold votes aiming to try to rule out that disruptive option, or at least postpone it for now.

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