Reuters: EU braces for no-deal Brexit or another delay under Boris Johnson
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is bracing for either a no-deal Brexit or another delay if Boris Johnson becomes Britain’s prime minister next week with a pledge to renegotiate a deal the bloc says it will not reopen.
The three-year Brexit crisis could be about to deepen as Johnson’s pledge to leave the EU “do or die” — with or without a deal — on Oct. 31 sets Britain on a collision course with the bloc’s 27 other leaders and his own parliament.
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2 comments:
Another delay in the leaving process would be very politically unwise.
Unelected Von Der Leyen was made EU President in a surprise single candidate vote. How's that for some progressive-socialist shiesse?
A perfect vessel for hammering Poland, Hungary, Italy back into line.
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