Michel Barnier stressed that the length of any second postponement beyond the current date of April 12 would depend on the rationale presented by Prime Minister Theresa May
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier addresses a news conference following a Ministers of EU Affairs meeting in Luxembourg on April 9, 2019.The European Union hopes cross-party talks in London will yield a majority in the House of Commons for the stalled Brexit deal and is willing to grant more time to achieve that, the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said.
“The duration of an extension - it has got to be in line with the purpose of any such extension,” Barnier told a news conference on Tuesday.“Any extension should serve a purpose. The length should be proportional to the objective. Our objective is an orderly withdrawal. ‘No-deal’ will never by the EU’s decision. In order to avoid ‘no-deal’, the U.K. needs to agree to a deal,” Barnier said.
The ministers discussed the bloc’s conditions for any long delay, which include Britain holding European Parliament elections in May and committing to “sincere cooperation”, or not undermining the EU’s important reforms and institutions should it stay a member for longer.
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