EU's Condition for Agreeing to Delay Brexit Implementation

Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, stated on Wednesday, March 20, that a short delay in the Brexit process would be possible if the British Parliament agrees to the Prime Minister's plan for leaving the European Union. Reuters reports that Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the UK, has asked the EU to agree to a three-month delay in the implementation of Brexit. EU members are set to negotiate this matter on Thursday. This request comes as British Parliament representatives have previously rejected Mrs. May's plan for the UK's exit from the EU twice. Mrs. May's proposal was scheduled to be voted on for the third time this week in the British Parliament, but this issue has been removed from the agenda. However, Donald Tusk has stated that he believes a short delay may be possible, provided that Parliament representatives vote positively on the exit plan. The President of the European Council clarified that if this happens, there would be no need for an emergency European Council meeting next week before March 29; otherwise, an emergency meeting would have to be held. Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister has indicated in Parliament that she does not support a long delay. Theresa May has stated: 'As Prime Minister, I am not prepared to delay Brexit beyond June 30.' She has also expressed her desire to ask Parliament to vote on her Brexit plan once again, although she has not specified when this vote will take place. Nearly three years after the referendum, the manner of the UK's exit from the EU remains uncertain. Following the 2016 referendum, the UK submitted its request to leave the EU in 2017, which, according to law, must be finalized by March 29 after two years. Any delay in the implementation of Brexit requires approval from all 27 other EU members, which effectively allows the EU to impose its conditions for the delay on the UK.