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katya adler
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It's a mistake to assume Donald Tusk's words today in support of those in UK who want to revoke or to have another vote on #Brexit is representative of EU leaders, desperate for UK to remain in EU /1
When UK voted to leave, EU leaders hoped minds wld change. Macron - now seen as hardline Brexit negotiator -said "our door is always open". EU urged UK to specify exactly what Brexit it wanted BUT MPs only looking at this now. In meantime EU has got used to idea of UK leaving /2
EU main focus now is NOT hoping UK will stay. EU leaders believe #Brexit will be damaging for UK. Their priority now is preventing that damage from spreading ("infecting" as it's often said) the wider EU /3
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katya adler
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Wondering if EU leaders might go for longer extension with reviewal dates linked to their already-scheduled summits: late June, mid-Dec and late March. That way Macron gets to impose “tougher” conditions BUT /1
Essentially EU will blink: EU leaders had made granting further #Brexit extension contingent on PM presenting concrete plan on how to proceed. France still insisting but no-one believes that’s what they’ll get from Theresa May today. They’ll likely grant extension anyway /2
Nothing can be taken for granted though. Especially on length of extension and conditions attached. Leaders decision will be influenced today by PM’s presentation at start of summit and their Q&A session with her afterwards. She then leaves room while they debate response /3
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First noises out of the 3 hour long meeting of Ambassadors representing the EU 27 tonight confirms earlier impression: most countries warming towards longer extension ending Dec 2019 or March 2020 /1
France taking tougher position: insisting that the PM presents a credible plan before getting extension from EU. Paris also thinks safeguards (conditions) EU wants to impose on extension aren’t yet sufficient /2
NB Talks amongst EU ambassadors can and will be upstaged by face-face meeting amongst EU leaders themselves. On #Brexit they have tended to take a tougher line than their Brussels-based diplomats /3
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katya adler
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Shifting sands as always before an EU summit focused on controversial issue: this time #Brexit and the PMs new extension request /1
The 27 EU ambassadors meet tonight and will try to hammer out a common position - even draft conclusions for tomorrow’s summit /2
WARNING: EU leaders can change draft conclusions when meet tomorrow. At last #Brexit summits, they have taken a tougher line than their ambassadors /3
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