If they cannot agree on an extension, the U.K. faces the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal on Friday.
On Wednesday, May will make her case to the 27 prime ministers and presidents in Brussels' futuristic Europa Building.
Most E.U. countries are willing to give Britain a long extension, either to the end of this year or the end of next, according to two E.U. diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly to journalists.This would be a"flextension," a delay that the U.K. can terminate early if and when lawmakers in the British Parliament finally pass a plan.
All members at the summit are deeply concerned that Britain staying on as a temporary member might seek to disrupt the E.U. This is in response to British hard-line Brexit supporters who see any delay as a betrayal. If a long extension leaves us stuck in the EU we should be as difficult as possible. We could veto any increase in the budget, obstruct the putative EU army and block Mr Macron’s integrationist schemes.In response, a draft document prepared ahead of the summit says that"the extension cannot be allowed to undermine the regular functioning" of the E.U.
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