The U.K. has delivered a letter to the European Union asking for a short extension to its departure from the bloc. Here's a quick guide to what could happen next.
As widely expected amid ongoing Brexit confusion and uncertainty, the U.K. has delivered a letter to the European Union asking for a short extension to its departure from the bloc.
This would keep the U.K. in a customs union with the EU if both sides fail to strike a trade deal in a post-Brexit transition period . Speaking to Deutschlandfunk radio, he said,"When it comes to Brexit we're in God's hands. But even God has a limit to his patience." He reiterated that the EU won't renegotiate the Brexit deal.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Tuesday that Europe must protect itself when considering a Brexit extension. At the forefront of the EU's concerns is preventing any disruption to European parliamentary elections between May 23-26. If the U.K. said that it wanted a customs union or full single market membership this would require only limited changes, if any, to the Brexit deal . But if the U.K. cannot endorse one of the three options on the table by 28 March, the delay would have to be much longer, Schmieding noted.
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