Europe now offering Britain a year-long “flextension” while it works out what it wants to do.
By Karla Adam and Karla Adam London correspondent covering the United Kingdom Email Bio Follow Michael Birnbaum Michael Birnbaum Brussels bureau chief covering Europe Email Bio Follow April 5 at 7:04 AM LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday she was beginning preparations to hold elections for the European Parliament despite her country’s desire to quit the European Union, an acknowledgment that its divorce efforts could be significantly delayed.
May’s government is “undertaking the lawful and responsible preparations” for an election, May said in her letter to European Council President Donald Tusk. She said that if Britain and the European Union manage to ratify a divorce deal before late May, she would seek to depart from the bloc more quickly and skip the vote. Many hard line Brexit advocates loathe the idea of participating in the elections.
European leaders will gather in Brussels on Wednesday to decide what to do about Britain. Any move must be taken with unanimity, and there have been splits about how strict to be. France in particular has been eager to usher the country out of the European Union as quickly as possible, whether or not London has approved a divorce deal. But other countries want a more flexible approach, and many E.U. diplomats who handle Brexit issues expect that leaders will offer a delay.
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