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EU sees no-deal Brexit more likely than ever: diplomats
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 28, 2019 / 1:19 PM / UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO
EU sees no-deal Brexit more likely than ever: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain is more likely than ever to crash out of the European Union, diplomats and officials with the bloc said on Thursday after the UK parliament failed to produce a majority for any Brexit option and Theresa May was struggling to get her divorce deal approved.
The bloc will push ahead with contingency preparations next week and is gearing up for an emergency Brexit summit the week after, probably on April 10.
“There is increasing awareness that a no-deal is more and more likely,” said a senior EU diplomat.
Nearly three years after Britons decided in a closely fought referendum to leave the bloc, it is still not clear how, when or even if the divorce will materialize.
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EU sees no-deal Brexit more likely than ever: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain is more likely than ever to crash out of the European Union, diplomats and officials with the bloc said on Thursday after the UK parliament failed to produce a majority for any Brexit option and Theresa May was struggling to get her divorce deal approved.
The bloc will push ahead with contingency preparations next week and is gearing up for an emergency Brexit summit the week after, probably on April 10.
“There is increasing awareness that a no-deal is more and more likely,” said a senior EU diplomat.
Nearly three years after Britons decided in a closely fought referendum to leave the bloc, it is still not clear how, when or even if the divorce will materialize.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-reaction/eu-sees-no-deal-brexit-more-likely-than-ever-diplomats-idUSKCN1R927U