The European Union is preparing for a new summit but is working with the assumption of a "brutal Brexit"

"In view of the rejection of the pension agreement by the House of Commons, I decided to convene a European Council on April 10", tweeted Tusk, a meeting that will take place two days before the planned departure date of the EU for the UK.

Below the official announcement, official comments indicate that the European bloc is preparing to face the worst scenario: an exit without agreement. "In principle, we only work with the hypothesis of Brexit brutal ", said a senior official of the European Commission quoted by the newspaper The country.

The same source confirmed that Although the other scenarios are more desirable, they also require less preparation and thus their execution would be simpler.

The next meeting of European leaders will be the April 10, only 48 hours after the expiry of the deadline granted in London specify if you want a long extension.

At their last summit, last Thursday and Friday, the 27 European partners of the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has decided to accept an extension of the Brexit date until May 22, if Westminster approves the agreement.

"We hope that the UK will show the way forward by 12 April, leaving enough time for the European Council to consider it"said an official from the institution, who said the development of the summit still needed to be defined.

Although the meeting should participate only the 27 UK partners, the British Prime Minister could speak at the beginning of the summit, said the source.

"House of Commons did not take advantage of his third chance", lamented the Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, urging the United Kingdom to indicate how to avoid a hasty departure "almost without options and without time".

The departure without agreement of April 12, however, is "a likely scenario"said a spokesperson for the European Commission, noting that Europeans were prepared there from December 2017. "The EU will stay united", he added.

"The benefits of the withdrawal agreement, including a transition period, will in no way occur in a Brexit scenario without agreement," said the Commission, for whom the The "mini sectoral agreements" are not an option either.