EU demands Brexit plan from May for delay

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EU leaders, including German chancellor Angela Merkel (r), will want to hear a clear plan from May on Wednesday night (Photo: Council of the European Union)
EU demands Brexit plan from May for delay
EU & the World
by Eszter 
        Zalan, Brussels, 
British prime minister Theresa May held talks in both Berlin with German chancellor Angela Merkel and in Paris with French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (9 April) - a day before a crucial summit in Brussels where EU leaders will decide on any Brexit extension. 
May has requested to delay the Brexit deadline until 30 June, beyond the existing Friday (12 April) - when the UK is set to leave the EU.
This came after a first, original, extension from 29 March. 
May said in...
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Author BioEszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.
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Author Bio

Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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