E.U. says it’s prepared for a 'no-deal' Brexit. Britain can’t say the same.
Britain's prime minister, Theresa May, and its secretary of state for exiting the E.U., Stephen Barclay, are seen outside Downing Street in London on Monday. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 25 at 1:45 PM On Monday, the European Union announced that it had completed its preparations for a “no-deal” Brexit.
Last week, May asked to extend the deadline for Britain’s departure from the European Union from March 29 — Friday — to June 30. The European Union, in turn, gave Britain until May 22 — provided it can pass a withdrawal agreement this week. Parliament has already voted the agreement down twice.
“The 27 E.U. member states are doing their own contingency planning, with visits by Commission officials . . . The U.K., which will be the most directly affected in political and economic terms by no-deal, is undertaking its own planning,” Amanda Sloat, a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, wrote in an email.
Still, the European Union appears to be more prepared for that for which they cannot prepare than Britain.
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