United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum
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Even before the deliberations of the House of Commons on new elections, the EU countries have agreed to postpone Brexit for up to three months. The member states agreed to extend the deadline until the end of January at a meeting of their EU ambassadors in Brussels. However, Britain could also resign on 1 December or 1 January if London ratifies the exit agreement negotiated with the EU.
As things stand, UK membership ends on 31 October. However, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to bring Parliament's exit agreement negotiated with Brussels. Johnson wants new elections on 12 December because of the deadlock. A request will be on the parliamentary agenda in London on Monday afternoon.
The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a #Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020. The decision is to be formalized by a written procedure.
- Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) 28 October 2019The Brexit extension is already the third since the end of March. It is expected that the decision of the EU ambassadors will now be confirmed in the written procedure by the governments in the capitals, wrote EU Council President Donald Tusk on Twitter. A special summit of EU heads of state and government is therefore not necessary.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan described the unification of the EU states as "good news". There is now no danger that a "catastrophic" EU exit without agreement is imminent, wrote the Labor politician on Twitter. At the same time he spoke out for a new referendum.
Good news. Now the immediate risk of a catastrophic no-deal has been removed - it's time to give the British public the final say on Brexit. #FinalSay
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The Federal Government also supports the EU's offer: "The Federal Government is behind it," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in Berlin. He spoke of a good solution. "Now the ball is in the UK." It is now important that the extra time is used productively.
The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli , also welcomed the decision to opt for a flexible Brexit postponement. "It gives the UK more time to do what it wants," he wrote on Twitter. The European Parliament will examine the Brexit Treaty in the meantime in detail.
Positive EU27 leaders have agreed on a flexible #Brexit extension until 31 January 2020. This gives time for the UK to clear what it wants. In the meantime, the @Europarl_EN wants to continue to scrutinize the withdrawal agreement.
- David Sassoli (@EP_President) 28 October 2019The government of Boris Johnson considers the British House of Commons responsible should Britain not leave the EU by 31 October. Johnson has negotiated a "great new deal," a government spokesman said. Parliament blocked it.
The British government has therefore not yet received confirmation of the Brexit postponement by the EU states. A formal agreement of the states is still pending, according to Council President Tusk. It could be on Tuesday or Wednesday.