President of the European Council : Tusk advertises for a longer period of Brexit-shift

European Council President Donald Tusk wants to advertise in the European Union for a longer postponement of the Brexits, if the UK considers it necessary, and in London there is a General consensus. This Tusk said on Thursday on Twitter, only hours before a vote in the British house of Commons about the possible extension of the withdrawal period. This ends the regular is already at 29. March.

Before the EU summit at the end of next week, "I will appeal to the EU27, to be for a long extension open, if the UK considers it necessary to reconsider its Brexit strategy and consensus," wrote Tusk. EU leaders will meet next week Thursday and Friday for the EU summit in Brussels.

The British Parliament had on Wednesday night against a tough Brexit without agreement. On Thursday a vote on a displacement of the exit date.

A delay is increasingly likely. The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has proposed a short postponement until the end of June, should members up to 20. March your exit contract sign off. The Brexit agreement falls through even at the third vote, the government, according to a parliamentary request of the government of the Brexit on the 30. June, postpone.

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Council President Tusk is a distinct shift of the Brexit-appointment for a period of at least a year, said a EU representative of the news Agency Reuters. (dpa, AFP, Reuters)