EU diplomats point out that the most likely scenario at present is to allow Britain to "flexibly postpone" its exit by the end of the year or by March 2020, while the time limit for delaying it would be much shorter if the various political forces in Britain could reach a majority. EU envoys met in Brussels on Tuesday evening to prepare for Wednesday's summit with Teresa May.
Teresa May rushed to Berlin and Paris to ask German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Mark Ron to allow Britain to postpone its departure from Europe, which is now April 12. This is a sign of how much the three-year British recession crisis has hit Britain's strength.
Although it is unclear what consensus German and French leaders and Teresa May reached, Wednesday's draft resolution at the EU Emergency Summit showed that the EU would allow Britain to postpone its exit date again under certain conditions.
"Britain should promote the achievement of the EU's mission and avoid any measures that might jeopardize the EU's objectives," the draft seen by Reuters said. As a fully qualified EU member, Britain can theoretically veto any major policy decision.
Teresa May has asked the European Union to agree to postpone its withdrawal to June 30, but the deadline for withdrawal remains blank, pending a decision by the leaders of 27 other member states at their summit in Brussels on Wednesday evening.
Britain should have left the EU more than a week ago. Teresa May once said she feared that Britain's withdrawal from Europe might never be achieved. The most authoritative British prime minister in a generation is still trying to win the approval of the withdrawal agreement from Europe by a divided parliament.
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