European Union looks to Theresa May: extension of mandate to define Brexit

In the middle of the night in Europe, the major countries have made a decision that gives oxygen to the British government. After six hours of discussions, the 27 UK partners in the European Union they extended the deadline set the Brexit until October 31st. British Prime Minister Theresa May had already accepted the determination.

"The EU has accepted an extension", tweeted Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, at the end of the debates of the world leaders. The grievor had asked an extension until June 30 get a majority with the Labor opposition in the English Parliament. Then he confirmed that the president had accepted it. "It means six more months for the UK to find the best possible solution," he wrote.

In her speech, May defended her request for an hour. "I want us to be able to leave us in an orderly manner and sweet as soon as possible. That's why I'm going to work, "he said.

The discussion within the European Union had, on the one hand, a practical aspect. UK partners need the output to have the least impact on the continent's economy and thus improve the situation in May. But also, on the other hand, there is a political visionMany of the key leaders see the prime minister as a weak person who can not do it in a short time.

The President of the European Council proposed a "flexible extension" of "no more than a year" to allow the United Kingdom leave the block when both parties to the dispute agree on the terms of the divorce, the axis of the Brexit delay.

Doubts with May emerged in the continental body after the British Parliament dismissed three times the instrumentation of the output. The October 31st solution is an intermediate option between the proposals of all presidents.

The European Union is concerned about the smooth functioning of the bloc if the United Kingdom remains a member after 1 July, when the new European Parliament left the May elections. The dates are related to the elections to the European Parliament and the arrival of a new European Commission in November.