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1/5 IMPORTANT short thread (& why HMG might be meeting Hungary)
The Safeguard act works by obliging the PM to seek from the European Council an extension to the art. 50 withdrawal period if, by 19 Oct 2019 one of two things has not happened. The act defines ‘the European ...
The Safeguard act works by obliging the PM to seek from the European Council an extension to the art. 50 withdrawal period if, by 19 Oct 2019 one of two things has not happened. The act defines ‘the European ...
2/5 .. Council as ‘the EC acting for the purposes of art. 50’.
Art 50 governs withdrawal from the EU and stipulates the EC as the body which will negotiate on behalf of the remaining states with the withdrawing state. The EC is a body comprising the EU heads of state. Its ..
Art 50 governs withdrawal from the EU and stipulates the EC as the body which will negotiate on behalf of the remaining states with the withdrawing state. The EC is a body comprising the EU heads of state. Its ..
3/5 .. decisions under art. 50 are taken by qualified majority voting EXCEPT that decisions on extending the withdrawal period must be UNANIMOUS (art 50.3). So maybe Hungary is being asked to veto the extension HMG is required to request. If so, I see nothing in the Safeguard ..
4/5 .. Act to prevent us crashing out on 31 Oct. It’s that simple.
If I have understood correctly, this means the govt. can happily lose the nobile officium case in Scotland because it will be sending the statutory extension request, safe in the knowledge it will not be ..
If I have understood correctly, this means the govt. can happily lose the nobile officium case in Scotland because it will be sending the statutory extension request, safe in the knowledge it will not be ..
5/5 .. granted.
Please RT & tell your MP.
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Please RT & tell your MP.
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